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*weedougie* · 01-01-2006

rdgrimes gives excellent advice. (As usual)

However we may not all be able to afford that route.
How786 you do not say in which country you reside? So I can only offer limited advice.
I was in PC world (curse that shop) recently when I saw them offering a Phillips DVD burner with a USB adapter and leads for transferring VHS tapes to DVD with leads etc in one box.
It was quite pricy but makes me think that with a little research you could find the USB device for sale on its own and there are several graphics cards on the market with svhs inputs as well. The major drawback I can see with this setup is the time that re-recording lengthy tapes ties up the computer in real time.
To get the best possible recordings you will need a good quality vhs recorder or you will be disappointed with the results.

I have gone down the road rdgrimes suggested but bought an LG 7500 hdd/dvd recorder which I intend to do my tapes on in due course.
Hope this helps?

01-01-2006	#3 (permalink)
weedougie CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,088	Re: Hardware needed to convert VHS tapes to DVD rdgrimes gives excellent advice. (As usual) However we may not all be able to afford that route. How786 you do not say in which country you reside? So I can only offer limited advice. I was in PC world (curse that shop) recently when I saw them offering a Phillips DVD burner with a USB adapter and leads for transferring VHS tapes to DVD with leads etc in one box. It was quite pricy but makes me think that with a little research you could find the USB device for sale on its own and there are several graphics cards on the market with svhs inputs as well. The major drawback I can see with this setup is the time that re-recording lengthy tapes ties up the computer in real time. To get the best possible recordings you will need a good quality vhs recorder or you will be disappointed with the results. I have gone down the road rdgrimes suggested but bought an LG 7500 hdd/dvd recorder which I intend to do my tapes on in due course. Hope this helps?