An alternative would be to get a standalone DVD recorder that would hook up to your TV and VCR.
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| Mojo Deactivated User 1223 Posts 9/03 |  Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 10:22AMWhat would it take for me to transfer VHS to DVD? Can I use a PC DVD-RW in conjunction with a video recorder in some way? I ask because I would like to transfer a load of my old VHS titles to DVD. [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 10:35AM An alternative would be to get a standalone DVD recorder that would hook up to your TV and VCR. [Link] |
| Mojo Deactivated User 1223 Posts 9/03 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 1:31PM You say that I need some added hardware in the form of a motion capture card. But I thought that the motion capture card would come with the DVD-RW? [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 1:57PM You're looking for something in this category. Note that not all of the listings allow you to capture from a video input--you'll have to make sure that it says you can do what you're trying to do. [Link] |
| Kperv The Cuddler *struck (She slipped) 1818 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 2:20PM I've got a Pioneer HDD+DVD recorder. To get a similar picture quality with a PC you'll need a pretty decent capture card, and unless you're a bit of a geek (I admit to being one myself :-) you should probably count on spending quite some time setting up the system and configuring the software. [Link] |
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VideoSan  All-Star Member 168 Posts 6/03 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 7:54PM DVD+RW or DVD-RW). Note that the DVD-R can be recorded at a 2-hour density, a 6-hour density, or an 8-hour density. As expected, picture quality diminishes. Consider it the same as VHS from SP to LP to EP. Once the DVD-R is "finalized" you can play it on most any DVD player. Here is a link to the manual. Edited by - VideoSan on 6/26/2004 7:57:32 PM [Link] |
| neondon Member 134 Posts 5/04 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 8:13PM 1) Buy a panasonic DRM -E50 from Amazon.com or Circuitcity.com (having a sale) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008IP5L/qid=1088294765/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1_etk-electronics/102-9796852-4322562?v=glance&s=electronics&n=172282 2)Connect it to your VCR and TV. 3) Buy this DVD-R which is recommended for this Panasonic. It is the best blank and has the best price. http://shop.store.yahoo.com/supermediastore/prodisc-4x-dvd-r-silver-47gb.html You might like this setup so much like I did and get 2 more. [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jun 26 2004 : 8:31PM if you're willing to invest some time and money, i'd catch him when he's got a free moment. if the imperative is just to get your tapes and home movies onto disc, there's no shortage of capture devices under 100-dollars. if you've got a desktop, the cheapest way to do it is a tv tuner card from ati, asus, hauppage, etc. they start around 40 dollars and make up for fancy software by letting you watch animal planet on your pc. if you've got a laptop or don't want to take apart your box, pinnacle, avermedia, and a million others make usb 2.0 boxes that probably come with somewhat more substantial of a software package. for my ridiculously ghetto filmaking skills, i've had good luck with plextor's usb box i picked up scratch and dent at microcenter. it's amazingly functional for what it does-take audio and video signals and convert them into divx. it's admittedly limited, but it works-hook it up to a vcr or dvcam, and it'll get you something to put on disc for around 60-90 dollars new. the best deal out there right now is the nec-2510 for 80 bucks on newegg. it's the dual layer version of one of the best writers on the market and while it's average for c2 accuracy and the reading end, you're interested in writing from your hd and it's better than almost anything out there at any price for write quality. stay away from liteons and sonys(usually liteons) if you're looking at dvd-recorders, they've yet to put out one that doesn't burn coasters on media it doesn't like. [Link] |
| Mojo Deactivated User 1223 Posts 9/03 | Posted - Jun 27 2004 : 6:20AM [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Jun 27 2004 : 10:57AM I'm really, really weary of Panasonic DVD players, especially early technology models. I went through a nightmare of bad optical pickup units when my then-new player wouldn't play 20% of the discs. When I took it in--directly to the factory--near the end of the warranty, they tried to charge me $200 when I picked it up because it was then out of warranty. When I pointed out that they had it for a month and that's when the warranty expired, they asked me, "Why didn't you bring it in earlier?" I had to argue with the service center manager to have them waive the charge. The other thing to keep in mind with DVD recorders is that when you record with LP or SLP/EP (to record 4 or 6 hours on a disc), the quality is much less satisfying than the same quality settings on VHS. Basically, the higher the compression, the more pixellated or "blocky" the picture becomes. With VHS, the picture just gets more fuzzy, but it's not that distracting compared to compression artifacts on DVD. At the 2 hour setting, though, it's great. [Link] |
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