[Electronics-Talk] Converting VHS Tapes To DVD

[Dennis Miller]

Good to know.
Thank you!
Dennis

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For what it's worth, just an FYI. If you use an all-in-one VCR / DVD
Recorder unit to copy VHS tapes to DVD remember it will not work for
commercial VHS tapes, it'll only work for home movies. If you try commercial
VHS tapes, you'll more than likely get what's called the HBO effect. For
those who have never seen HBO effect, back in the good-old-days of VCRs, if
you recorded HBO to a VHS tape it would cause waving bars going up and down
the TV or whole image fading to black and coming back over and over, or
tracking going out and coming back among other symptoms including sometimes
audio issues. I believe the industry term is Macrovision. This same effect
happens when recording commercial VHS tapes to built-in DVD recorders or to
another VCR. normally you need a separate DVD recorder that ignores
macrovision.

Thanks,


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Depending on how many VHS tapes you have. A VHS to DVD recorder could be a
good idea. In my case I saw a deal for a company called legacy box. They
converted my 8 mm films to MP4 files. I did about 30 pieces for about $300.
Approximately. May be worth it instead of buying a VHS to DVD recorder
because they?ll do all the work for you and just mail you a thumb drive. And
afterwords you can make as many copies and give it to as many people as you
possibly can. I have included a link from QVC below for 18 pieces to be
converted for $200. They also have other plans. Personally I think this
would be easier than trying to struggle to make your own plus the purchase
of the machine. My recommendation would be if you have a description on the
tape, placed their sticker on there and then take a picture of it so this
way you know which film went to which sticker.

https://www.qvc.com/Legacybox-18-Piece-Closet-Box-Photo-and-Video-Digital-Co
nversion-Kit.product.E233990.html?sc=SRCH

From: Dennis Miller via Electronics-Talk
Date: 01/03/2022, 11:51 PM
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Converting VHS Tapes To DVD

Hi:

I have been thinking for a while about converting some of my VHS tapes to
DVD.I know there are companies out there who do that but I would like to
do it myself if possible.Has anyone on this list done this?If so, what
would be the most accessible way of going about doing it?I am aware there
are RHS to DVD stand-alone units but are they accessible for blind people?

Thanks!

Dennis

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