vhs to dvd equipment, NOT dvd+-r/rw (compatibility issues)

[coenocyte]

Hi,

I was wondering if there's some cheap ways to convert vhs to dvd. No, i don't mean dvd +-r, +-rw, ram. Many players don't support those formats yet. are there standalone records that do and how much are those? thanks.

[Solarjetman]

If you are talking about DVD-5 and DVD-9 disks. The answeer is no.

Those disks are not burned but pressed by very expensive equipment. The only way an average individual could afford it is if you wanted to produce a DVD in bulk and hiried a company to do that.

I once had to create a sales CD for the company I worked for. The CD company we used for CD duplication said that it was not finiancially sound to press the CDs until you wanted around 1000 of them. Granted those are CDs and not DVDs, but the process is very much the same.

[coenocyte]

thanks for response.

i was curious cuz some places offer services for $30 (i think imagestation does). are these dvd's readable in any dvd player?

[Solarjetman]

My guess is that they use either DVD+R or DVD-R media.

From their website at www.imagestation.com (if those are the same people you are talking about):

Video2DVD will play on approximately 95% of the DVD players in distribution. Because of differing DVD formats, a few players will not read a Video2DVD.

[coenocyte]

just found out.... looks like it's dvd-r. man, i wish they'd just flat out say it rather than keep avoiding the issue...

http://www.imagestation.com/help/topics/video2dvd/index.html

Can I view the Video2DVD on my computer?
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For computer viewing, the Video2DVD requires a Pentium II PC, 266MHz or higher, Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP, DVD-ROM drive, 64MB RAM, DVD playback software, 16-bit color: 800x600 or a Macintosh running OS 9.0.4 or higher, with a generation-3 DVD-ROM* drive, 64MB RAM, DVD playback software.

*Generation-3 DVD-ROM: All Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) and PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze keyboard) DVD configurations come with a generation-3 DVD-Rom drive. Earlier models have a generation-2 drive, which cannot read DVD-R.

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