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ShitOnWheels · 08-25-2010, 01:16 PM

Has anyone had any success in converting VHS to DVD? What did you use?

I'm having difficulty with our combo VHS/DVD player, as I can either get it to record the video but not the audio, or it records both but takes 2 DVDs to convert 1 80 min VHS. I haven't tried it in a while, and just tried to hook it up, and I can't remember what I need to do, and can't find the manual (hard copy or online).

So, I was doing some searching online, and thought I might look into getting a video capture kit to attach to the computer and burn that way. I figure if the file is too big I could use DVD shrink to make it fit, and not affect the quality. I'm looking at different options and reading reviews, but not finding anything that a majority of people are happy with.

So far I looked at Roxio Easy VHS to DVD, VHS to DVD 4.0 Plus, or getting a cheap analog capture card and finding free or cheap software.

Any suggestions?

08-25-2010, 01:16 PM	#1
ShitOnWheels Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Milford, NJ Posts: 2,127 iTrader: (0)	Converting VHS to DVD Has anyone had any success in converting VHS to DVD? What did you use? I'm having difficulty with our combo VHS/DVD player, as I can either get it to record the video but not the audio, or it records both but takes 2 DVDs to convert 1 80 min VHS. I haven't tried it in a while, and just tried to hook it up, and I can't remember what I need to do, and can't find the manual (hard copy or online). So, I was doing some searching online, and thought I might look into getting a video capture kit to attach to the computer and burn that way. I figure if the file is too big I could use DVD shrink to make it fit, and not affect the quality. I'm looking at different options and reading reviews, but not finding anything that a majority of people are happy with. So far I looked at Roxio Easy VHS to DVD, VHS to DVD 4.0 Plus, or getting a cheap analog capture card and finding free or cheap software. Any suggestions?