What is the best method for copying VHS to DVD ?

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What is the best method for copying VHS to DVD ?

a) Computer --- and what equipment (i.e. 1 GHZ plus CPU), video cards, soundcards, DVD burner, etc and software.
This seems quite expensive, when you think about it

or

b) DVD Recorder
Do they record the same as a VCR, or is there copy protection hassles ?
Any other restrictions or inconveniences ?
This might be the best option, considering the price of these units have come down considerably, and I've seen video cards more expensive.

So, what are the pro's and con's of either method ?
 
johnnymegabyte said:
What is the best method for copying VHS to DVD ?

a) Computer --- and what equipment (i.e. 1 GHZ plus CPU), video cards, soundcards, DVD burner, etc and software.
This seems quite expensive, when you think about it

or

b) DVD Recorder
Do they record the same as a VCR, or is there copy protection hassles ?
Any other restrictions or inconveniences ?
This might be the best option, considering the price of these units have come down considerably, and I've seen video cards more expensive.

So, what are the pro's and con's of either method ?
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"B" is the easiest method. No software to worry about. Just plug it in directly to the VCR and press record. Plus a lot of them have Hard Drives on them so you can use for other things like recording your TV shows and stuff. There is no copy protection hassles because you are running analog into it. Of course, if you didn't pay for the movie is technically illegal to make a copy of it....but I'm betting you're not renting VHS' at your local video store.
 
THANKS Benny and that's what I thought. Quite EZ then

The question willl be to get a system with HD or not. HD make sense.
I'm in no real rush, so I can postpone the "project" until the HD models come down, and I research some manuals on the net


How about recording formats (LP or SP like VHS),
Are DVD's limited to 2 hours, or any specific times ?
Could you fit a few movies on a DVD ?
 
I've been transfering all my old home videos over to DVD with great success.

Here's what I use:

Plextor ConvertX USB2 video converter (uses hardware MPEG conversion)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

Lite-On 16x DVD burner - $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106988

Sony Vegas Movie Studio + DVD Architect - $90 or less
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...-1888200-0959337?v=glance&s=software&n=507846

Taiyo Yuden Inkjet-printable DVDs - 35cents each
http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-white-inkjet-printable-8x-dvd-r-media.html

Epson R200 inkjet printer (prints on CDs/DVDs) <$90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16828103160
 
I had a friend transfer a VHS tape I had onto DVD using a $600 (Aus) DVD recorder. The results were jumpy and glitchy. I'm not sure whether that was because she had a bad VHS player and it actually played jumpy and glitchy into the recorder, or whether a $600 DVD recorder doesn't have the technology, power and accuracy to capture a proper image.
 
man, they have ones at circuit city that are $80 and there wasn't a damn thing wrong with the finished product. looked exactly like the vhs tape.
 
treymonfauntre said:
man, they have ones at circuit city that are $80 and there wasn't a damn thing wrong with the finished product. looked exactly like the vhs tape.
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you can't get better than the VHS quality image quality just by bouncing it over to a DVD. all you're doing is just copying the medium over. If you want better quality you need to take the VHS tape to someone who can clean the video up for you...a simple DVD dub is not going to do this.
 
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