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Posted by Mike Walsh on 09/29/87 11:31
Get a Panasonic DVR with a hard drive. Copy the VHS tapes to the hard drive and edit them to fit on a DVDs. With a Panasonic you can select the amount of compression you want. You can record and play at the same time. You will never go back to tape.
Gregory Bailey wrote:
>
> I have some VHS and 8mm tapes ... mostly stuff of the kids, family
> gatherings, etc., that I've shot, nothing pre-recorded ... that I want to
> convert to DVD. My main reason for doing this is that our current VCR, which
> is in a Sanyo DVD/VCR combo unit, on which we still periodically watch some
> of these tapes, is about to give up the ghost and I'm not inclined to repair
> it, and I'd like to continue to be able to watch the videos that are on
> these tapes. I'm also looking at doing this because of space considerations
> and for archiving purposes. FYI, I'm not going to throw the VHS tapes away
> after I do the conversions because I know with evolving technology there'll
> be better and more durable and more secure means of archiving in the future.
>
> My inclination is to do this with a standalone DVD recorder instead of using
> my computer to do it. At present I do not have a DVD burner on my computer
> ... I am going to take care of that ASAP, given how reasonable they've
> gotten, more to be able to archive more data than anything else ... and I do
> not think that I have the proper video card either. I have done some
> homework on the Internet and I think that I could get a handle on the
> technology for doing it on my computer quite easily. I am very experienced
> in, and sorry to blow my own horn but I think I'm quite good at, working
> with audio and have used about all the major ripping, burning, sound
> enhancement, etc., softwares ... for example, when I wanted to buy a digital
> audio player, I refused to buy the ubiquitous iPod because it won't play my
> compressed audio format of choice, which is Ogg Voorbis ... and it can't be
> that much different in the grand scheme of things. However, I'm just not
> really interested in working with video other than what it will take to
> convert these tapes, so I'm not really inclined to put stuff on my computer
> that I won't use after I finish doing this.
>
> My inclination is also not to go with a combo DVD recorder/VHS unit, but to
> go with a separate DVD recorder and get another VHS player and patch them
> together.
>
> I am not looking to spend a mint on a DVD recorder, but I don't want an
> ultra cheapo unit that will give up the ghost after 90 days, either. I'm
> willing to pay a decent price for decent quality.
>
> Can anyone give me any recommendations for standalone DVD recorders that
> might accomplish what I'd like for it to do?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
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Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
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