Best vhs to dvd recorder

[driverdale1]

Can anyone tell me if the recording from video to dvd on the one machine is of cecent quality, i have some old video recordings of the kids growing up id like to put onto dvd and as my dvd player is about to give up im prepared to buy one with dvd recorder, also if anyone can recommend a certain one that would be good, thanks in advance.

[flobadob]

Check out Argos as they have a good selection. If you are willing to pay a bit of money, I would suggest you buy a DVD recorder with HDD(hard disk drive). The HDD means you record directly onto the box, no need for DVDs.
http://www.argos.co.u...ecorder&Submit=GO+%3E

[driverdale1]

thank you for the answer, but my question was ...is the quality any good? and the hdd one you talk about, how would i be able to save 100 hours plus of video and be able to take about with me if need be,..thanks again.

[deggers316]

the quality of the picture on the hdd will be the same as on your vhs tape it does not improve on the signal its recording (its like for like) you will not get 100 hours of recording unless u get a dvd recorder with a massive hard drive and use long play on it (not recommended) you can only save all that by putting it directly onto dvd discs using the machine,

[anotheoldgit]

As already said it is best to buy a DVD recorder with a hard drive.

Transfer your tapes onto the hard drive, when you have enough to fill a DVD disc transfer them onto the disc, then delete these from the hard drive and then do some more.

I have my Sony DVD recorder permanently set to record on Long Play, and I have not noticed any depreciation in quality.

[romko]

Based on the amount of these that I see for repair, I would have to say that they are the most unreliable piece of
consumer technology to come out in the last 30 years. They can be very picky
about what media they work reliably with, and even which make. They suffer
all sorts of software upgrade problems. My recommendation to anyone
wanting to invest in a new recorder, would be to spend a little bit more,
and get a HDD recorder, with a DVD recorder built in. That way, the HDD
section does all of the donkey work, and if you need
to get a recording physically off the HDD, you can archive it to disc via
the DVD writer.
The quality is OK is you use the better settings, the lower you go the more visible the didital artefacts, juddery moevment etc, due to the compression these things use. Keep your original tapes, as they will almost certainly outlast DVD-R copies. It would be a shame to lose it all if the hard drive died!

[jeffmatt]

You may take a look at this guide, it's about how to capture video from VHS to computer and burn to DVD, it works pretty well for me
http://www.freedvdrip...video-vcr-to-dvd.html
Hope it helps. Contact me if you have any other question.