Best Standalone VHS to DVD

[kenetik]

Im looking for a good standalone unit to convert a VHS tape to a DVD..

Any suggestios? Thanks!

[FulciLives]

Go with a Pioneer model like the 220/225 (no built-in HDD) or try the 531/533 models which have a built-in HDD. The 220/225 are the same (stay away from the 231) and the 531/533 are almost the same but the 531 lacks a firewire input whereas the 533 does feature a firewire input. Each (531/533) have a built-in 80GB HDD but there is also the 633 model which has firewire input with a 160GB HDD.

Another option ... maybe even better ... would be the JVC models. Like Pioneer they have a non-HDD model and another model that does have a built-in HDD (160GB if I recall). Not sure on the model numbers though.

Use PRICEGRABBER to find the best price.

Good Luck !!!

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
Pioneer and JVC are probably the two best brands of stand alone DVD recorders. I have the Pioneer 531 and I am very happy with it but some seem to think the JVC models filter VHS sources slightly better than the Pioneer models.

[lordsmurf]

The JVC filters work better than Pioneer, in terms of correcting the all-too-common issue of chroma noise found in all VHS tapes.

Get a good VCR, like a JVC S-VHS unit, to play the tapes. And then a good DVD recorder, like the DR-M100S, to record the tapes.

Do NOT buy a combo unit that crams a VCR and DVD recorder into the same box.