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Posted by Gregory Bailey on 10/01/83 11:31
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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