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VHS to digital
A shout out to you techie guys... I have a large amount of old VHS which i want to convert to digital, obviously I dont wanna go to a professional place to get it done so I wondered what the best bit of kit I can get to do it at home. Really dont wanna lose the content, lots of old Cadinot and SB and Gero to name but a few.
Any help really appreciated.
And of course Ill upload the lot of it if i can digitalise it!!
I have used a device made by pinnacle, not too expensive as I remember
What everyone is talking about is that there are combo VCR - DVD recorders that will take a VHS tape and record it to a DVD, look at Amazon or Ebay for these machines. But beware that there are also just players that just play and will not do transfers. The recorders will cost about $300. You might also be able to rent one from a rental store rents electronic equipment. Once you have the video on DVD you should be able to load and convert it to a common video format (.wmv, .mpg., .avi, etc.) on your computer with the right software.Â
I have a Magnavox/Philips digital video recorder that I can plug a VCR into and then record the videos on it and then make a DVD.Â
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magnavox-DVD-Disc-Recorder-CD-Player-Model-MRV640-Brand-New-In-Box-/112331940976?hash=item1a27816470:g:YtQAAOSwCU1YxFca
Doesn't work with copy protected videos though.
It appears you can buy one that also has a VCR built in.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Magnavox-DVD-Player-Recorder-4-Head-VHS-VCR-Recorder-w-Remote-ZV427MG9-/222434651076?hash=item33ca236bc4:g:lM4AAOSw2gxYwZtq
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I bought this off ebay and have used it to convert all my VHS to digital .... its pretty easy to use and works greatÂ
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Sale-Easycap-USB2-0-Video-Audio-VHS-to-DVD-Converter-Capture-Card-Adapter-/400652124848?hash=item5d48ba42b0:g:oCsAAOSwuTxV~4RV
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