Posted by Impmon on 10/12/05 05:23

On 11 Oct 2005 09:39:01 -0700, "dubbah" <delshannon@rock.com> wrote:

> Forget using a computer to convert videotapes onto a dvd. It takes a
>bitch
> of a lengthy time to do it, so painfully slow and a pain in the a...
> If you can get a DVD recorder, a good name like Sony or Panasonic, it
>will
> only take you 2 hours max per 2 hour video, guaranteed!

At what cost? Those stand alone DVD recorders are not cheap. Plus
you don't control specifics like removing blank footages, unwanted
scenes, etc. With PC you can still edit out the video before burning
them and once you get to the burning process, you can save the ISO
image to make multiple copies in just minutes each.

Assume you have a recent wedding and you got 20 people who wants a
copy of the video in DVD. With some recorders, you're looking at
about 40 hours plus a risk of tape tearing up from heavy use. With
PC, a few hours for capture and conversion, then a few minutes each
copy.

I know there are some recorders with internal hard drives but those
costs even more. Some of those decent recorders are comparable in
price to cheap PC.
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