Capture Cable for VHS Questions?

[therock003]

I got some old VHS tapes i want to transfer into my computer and have them stored in Digital Format. I see some cables that are fairly cheap like 5-10 euros, but i ended up ordering a 40 euro Cable instead from Reflecta. Im nit sure if ive spent too much and will even make a difference, what do you guys think

https://reflecta.de/en/video/255-reflecta-videocapture-set-usb.html

Similar products went as i said for less than 10 euros. Anyways, another thing i may fear is my VHS player may have some kind of copy protection? Cause i can output it too a TV and watch the tapes, but when i connected it to a DVD recorder that i already own on the house, i wasnt getting an output from there in order to record what was playing...

Anyway TLDR did i do good for spening 40 euros and not 5-10, and will i atleast bypass this probable copy protection and have an output to capture on my computer?

[dellsam34]

It's called a capture device not cable, It converts analog signal to digital, a cable cannot do that. That device looks like a generic chinese easycap that sells for less than $10, but do try it and let us know.

[therock003]

It's German and supposedly a brand name. A similar product also exists by Startech at 50 euros. And then there's this one at 7 euros

https://gadgetathens.gr/shop/tr-2062-video-capture-gia-laptop-pc-kai-syndesi-usb-a/

Wonder if they all do the same job. And if they can do the job at all with my VHS

[dellsam34]

These consumer gadgets cannot be judged by price, you have to try and find out for yourself.