Standalone vs. PC

[fmctm1sw]

I've done some research on this and there seems to be proponents of both sides. What exactly are the advantages and disadvantages of a standalone DVD recorder vs a PC with a cap card set up and software conversion program? What are your opinions?

[lapaz]

Advantage PC: much more options for editing, authoring and burning your DVDs

Disadvantage PC: you need more knowledge how to do this

[Craig Tucker]

Advantage of a DVD recorder, just about anyone can use it, and it records to DVD format in real time.

Advantage of PC capture and burn, as stated by lapaz, much more versatile.

[hudsonf]

When I'm backing up my VHS tapes I prefer to use my computer with a ATI AIW Card to capture. This way the video is already on the computer so I can author in TMPGEnc DVD Author. If the tapes are to old I use my Sansui DVD Recorder to avoid dropped frames.

[sacajaweeda]

The advantages and disadvantages are subjective and hinge entirely upon the amount of effort the user is willing to put forth.

[AngusMacGyver]

Another advantage of standalone:
You don't need to stay in front of pc during capture. I think standalone is more trusted to schedule.