Cheapest way to xfer vhs tapes to pc or dvds

[majax79]

Hello all,

I have literally 3 vhs tapes (not copyright protected) that I want to transfer to either a DVD or my PC.
I don't have a tv tuner video card (9600GT is my video card) or a VCR.

The cheapest way I can think of to transfer them is to buy a dvd/vcr recorder device and then return it once I'm done.
Any other ideas on cheap alternatives?

[V Bot]

Can you say Wal-Mart? If you're gonna buy/return anything, I would get a standalone dvd recorder. Forget about the combo, you might lose something with a combo unit. Just my opinion. A dvd recorder is nice to have. You could always pay someone to do this for you.

[edDV]

Are these camcorder tapes?

Dub houses do VHS dubs to DVD or data disk from $10 up depending on length.

[majax79]

Sorry, these are vhs tapes. i'm just going to buy and then return a dvd recorder/vhs combo. The tapes are of a personal nature so I don't want anyone else recording them to dvds.

[sanlyn]

It's fortunate you said picture quality wasn't important. The tape players in combo units are dreadful.