Tom-S
07-07-2009, 04:25 PM
I have 17 VHS tapes to convert to digital. Does anyone have advice or recommendations for a good local option.
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View Full Version : Bulk VHS to digital transfer Tom-S 07-07-2009, 04:25 PM I have 17 VHS tapes to convert to digital. Does anyone have advice or recommendations for a good local option. BBatesokc 07-09-2009, 02:42 PM If you mean you want to convert your VHS tapes to DVD then I'd just go to Sam's and buy a VHS DVD/R combo and make the copies yourself. I think they run about $200. Then you can always sell the unit on CraigsList or someone without a conscious might just return it when done making the copies. Another option is a cheap analog to digital converter you can get at most any computer or office supply store from $79-$200 and stream them to your computer. Or, I'm sure there are a dozen retail places in town that will gladly take your money and do one of the two options above for more money. SoonerDave 07-09-2009, 02:52 PM I think Panasonic makes an excellent line of VHS-DVD transfer units. The one I have is about a year-and-a-half old, and has worked extremely well with both marginal quality VHS tapes and line-level input sources, such as a DVR. For the number of tapes you have to convert, I would agree that you might be just as well served to buy one of those units rather than just spend the money with a conversion service. nighttrain12 07-09-2009, 08:32 PM I have 17 VHS tapes to convert to digital. Does anyone have advice or recommendations for a good local option. I still see new (though cheap) VHS players/recorders for sale at Wal Mart and a few other places. If you are only concerned with being able to view them, that could be another option. Steve 07-09-2009, 08:35 PM Be aware that even commercial VHS tapes created in the mid-1990s can't be recorded on one of these DVD-R machines. There's some coding that won't permit it. Martin 07-10-2009, 05:39 AM ^ i believe that was called macrovision. you have your useless nerd trivia for the day! -M OKCisOK4me 07-10-2009, 01:54 PM I believe Epperson Photo & Video does this. Although, I do not know what their prices are. SoonerDave 07-10-2009, 04:00 PM ^ i believe that was called macrovision. you have your useless nerd trivia for the day! -M DING DING DING!!! And its still around, by the way :) mark 07-14-2009, 05:18 PM buy a digital camcorder with an analog pass through. it will allow you to hook up your vcr to your camcorder and camcorder to computer via firewire. |