What device to use for VHS capture ?

[dazz700]

Hi all, I need to capture some VHS footage, I just cant decide what device i should get, I want the captured footage to be equal in quality to the oringal VHS tape, which is quite good.

The cheapest way would be to get one of these



And a scart converter.


But I'm really not sure how well this would capture the source from a quality point of view, has anyone tried one of these ?
The video footage i want to put onto DVD is only 30 minutes so I can use a high bitrate transfer.

The other option is to get a TV card, not sure what one to get & what leads I'd need though, also my OS is windows XP home sp2 & I've seen some TV cards that say for windows media centre.
Also what software would you reccomend, preferably free.

I really need some advice on this, I'm desperate to buy one of the above but dont want to get the 'wrong one '

Thanks in advance.

[victoriabears]

How much vhs footage?

DVD Recorder is easiest, computer capture takes alot of trial and error.

This is the top topic on this forum, search the archive.

[lordsmurf]

Look in restoration form for info on VCRs, TBCs, etc too -- it requires more than a capture device to make a good DVD.

[nranjith]

Use Canopus ADVC55 to transfer the video from VCR to your computer. It will give you the best results. You can edit the DV file before convert to DVD.