Conversion

areksnumbr1sxylady · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:41

Does anyone have any idea how to convert VHS into DVD?? My grandad wants to do this, apparently VHS die over years....

~bones~ · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:44

You can pick up a converter that you use with your pc for around £50 or you can get a VHS DVD player combo, the latter is quite a bit more expensive though.... You can also send them off and get them done but I think it's around a fiver per vhs

areksnumbr1sxylady · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:46

~bones~ said:
You can pick up a converter that you use with your pc for around £50 or you can get a VHS DVD player combo, the latter is quite a bit more expensive though.... You can also send them off and get them done but I think it's around a fiver per vhs

Converter is the easy part, but how do you connect it all???

soundesciple · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:49

buy one of these Diamond Video Capture VC500 about £25
plug vhs player in one end, plug the other end in your pc and it converts tapes to a format you can burn to DVD, Easy

areksnumbr1sxylady · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:50

soundesciple said:
buy one of these Diamond Video Capture VC500 about £25
plug vhs player in one end, plug the other end in your pc and it converts tapes to a format you can burn to DVD, Easy

Can you explain what cables do I need to connect PC to vhs player?

soundesciple · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:51

Lazder said:
Converter is the easy part, but how do you connect it all???

read this
http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/diamond-video-capture-review.html

areksnumbr1sxylady · 8 Jun 2012 at 20:57

soundesciple said:
read this
http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/diamond-video-capture-review.html

Thank you, makes so much sense... I`ve got another question, I`ve seen few of those cables with software and their prices vary greatly, is there any difference in performance or quality between them? I mean does the actual quality of recorded on DVD vary? Or is it just price for easy use?

soundesciple · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:01

The quality of the DVD will depend on the quality of the recorded tape bud.

jamesfreddie · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:01

You can grab a cheap USB capture card that does 480p for under £8. That will work fine for your use.

areksnumbr1sxylady · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:03

jamesfreddie said:
You can grab a cheap USB capture card that does 480p for under £8. That will work fine for your use.

You mean something as "EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video And Audio Capture Card" ?

soundesciple · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:15

Yes that may work too but you usually get what you pay for.
its best to do some homework before you buy
http://vhs-to-dvd-converters-review.toptenreviews.com/easycap-video-capture-review.html

areksnumbr1sxylady · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:59

Ok, thanks a lot guys for your help!

jamesfreddie · 8 Jun 2012 at 22:55

Lazder said:
You mean something as "EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video And Audio Capture Card" ?

Yep

Kevin Clark · 8 Jun 2012 at 23:37

Why not just give it to a professional company to do?
A lot of photographic/printing shops do it for reasonable prices. Then you're not left with conversion equipment you'll probably never use again or have to mess about selling.

jamesfreddie · 8 Jun 2012 at 23:57

Kevin Clark said:
Why not just give it to a professional company to do?
A lot of photographic/printing shops do it for reasonable prices. Then you're not left with conversion equipment you'll probably never use again or have to mess about selling.

Well a cheap capture card can be had for under £8.

How much would it cost to have it done?

Kevin Clark · 9 Jun 2012 at 20:36

You're paying for convenience though.