DVD recorders

[Lucky_9]

Hi,
I was just wondering is the best possible way to convert my VHS to DVD by using DVD recorder? I want the best possible quality...
Thanks

[steve2713]

Ultimately you can get better results if you're willing to drop alot of time/effort/practice/money into a high end computer. If you want a cheap and idiot-proof route and still get very good results, a DVD recorder can do a good job.

[DaveS]

For VHS tapes, in particular home movies, etc., a dvd recorder will give very good results...real difference is teh standard menus that come with the recorder and chapter marks only at pre-defined time intervals (and no scene selection menus with icons)..if you are looking for easy, DVD recorder is the way to go...if you are willing to do more work, then I'd suggest transfer your tapes to DVD using a DVD recorder, then finish the DVDs (cuts / joins, menus, etc.) using a computer and DVD burner on the computer.

[trhouse]

The best answer I have seen and the one I use when best quality is really important, is to take your tapes to a professional.

[Lucky_9]

I can't afford a new computer and I think DVD recorder is a good option for me.. I have about 50 tapes VHS and I need to transfer to DVD, so if I get it done professionally it might be a bit expensive...

[richdvd]

A good DVD recorder and a Datavideo TBC-1000 might be a good way to go.

[jlietz]

Lucky9:
You'll be happy with the results from a DVD Recorder. I started out with the same concern as you: I wanted the most faithful reproduction of my footage so that it can be remembered exactly as it was. I spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours trying to get the "best" quality by capturing avi, multipass VBR encoding, etc... But you know what, it was a waste of time trying to squeeze every last bit out of my VHS footage that sucked to begin with. I mean, its VHS for Christ's sake! The quality you get with a good DVD Recorder will be fine. Even if you use XP mode (9+ Mbps) and put one hour per DVD you'll still spend less than what you'll likely spend trying to go the capture card route (if you get talked into going that route pretty soon you'll be wanting a bigger hard drive, faster CPU, etc...) I know because I have been there.

The fact is that there are endless debates here about what the "best" way is to do this or the "best" way to do that. Take my advice - drop the insistence on discovering the "best" way and accept the fact that the DVD Recorder route is good enough. Its what I did and I'm happier for it.

[spiderman2k1]

Get a Panasonic they have TBC in there recorders and if you are doing VHS that you bought you might need this box, but only buy it if you can not make a back copy if the VHS tape has copy protection on it.

http://www.facetvideo.com/

BestBuy and CompUSA sell a Sima Box that also does what the http://www.facetvideo.com/ box does.