Kailash Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:36

VHS to Digital

hi
looking to convert some VHS to digital so i can ditch the tapes data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
has anyone done this recently? how did you go about it
don't want to spend too much if possible

thanks

JayCee Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:37

Ask a mod to move your post to the Computer forum.

MarkE19 Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:38

Easy route - use a VHS/DVD recorder combo unit - Panasonic DMR-EZ49V Black DVD & VHS Recorder Combo with remote   | eBay
down side is they are hard to track down and expensive unless you already own one.

Cheap solution is a USB device such as an EasyCap USB adapter - https://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyCap-DC60-Capture-Adapter-Software-Black/dp/B00SKCI232
Down side is you need a working VCR & PC and learn the software, so can be time consuming

Expensive route is to get a company to do the conversion for you - Video to DVD | Convert Video to DVD or USB | ASDA photo

Mark.

LV426 Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:39

I suppose it depends on what equipment you already have.Working VHS in good order?DVD Recorder?

Kailash Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:39

i have a working VHS player and a MAC with windows loaded too.

was doing a bit of searching through the roof space and found my old VHS collection. was fully ready to dump the lot but now i'm struggling with the idea data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 there was just a couple of things i wanted to digitise really.

i've a load of copied tapes with all my fave documentaries and some films. sat and re watched some of them and now they've been dumped . now it's mainly the original films left, all my fave movies (Terminator, Matrix etc etc) will be hard but i'll probably have to let them go data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7. i mean they lay in the roof space for over 10years haha
anyone else got rid of their VHSs or are they still lurking somewhere

MarkE19 Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:39

All my VHS tapes are now history - you have trouble even giving them away now so they all went in the bin data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

Be aware that pre-recorded VHS tapes often had Macrovision copy protection so even with the right equipment there is a good chance you will not be able to copy them. Besides a DVD copy should be cheap enough to pick up for these old films, and will be much better quality.

Mark.

Kailash Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:40

yeah true, might be fun to look for them on bluray for cheap
i did separate out a pile that definitely had to go, took them to a charity shop and they refused them haha, they went in the bin

MyBoxLife Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:40

Sovos SVS01's another choice, Tape in 1 slot, Disc in the other, easy-peasy.

Kailash Publish time 2-12-2019 23:03:40

well i'm down to about 5 VHS now. i gave away a bunch of my beloved tapes (well i loved the films not the format https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/[email protected]/png/64/1f61c.png) and have a few on ebay for sale.
i guess i'm down to one (https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/[email protected]/png/64/1f626.png) i would like to transfer to digital.
still got my JVC player too, that will go in the roof space soon enough!
i'll probably go for the cheapest method possible if i ever get round to it
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