Posted by Patrick Neve on 05/14/06 23:58

On Sun, 14 May 2006, Netmask wrote:
> "Patrick Neve" <neve@uoregon.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0605141437280.26892@darkwing.uoregon.edu...
> > Hi.. I know, it's the 1,000,000th post asking for advice on VHS
> > conversion.
> >
> > My question stems from the fact that standalone component-style home
> > theater DVD player/writers seem to have plummeted in price. And the
> > better units appear to have S-Video inputs.
> >
> > I'm looking to transfer some LD's and VHS's using S-Video, and I'm
> > wondering if the results will equal or rival the conversion of an
> > inexpensive PC capturing device. My budget is in the sub-$300 range.
> >
> > I don't need to author menus or anything like that.
> >
> > Thanks for your observations or advice...
>
>
> I have a USB Dvico MPEG capture card that I paid 3 years ago au$350. If I
> was starting out again afresh today I would buy a standalone DVD recorder
> for well under au$300 - why? Well it doesn't tie up my computer it can sit
> in a dark corner merrily capturing all those old VHS tapes. I would record
> on to rewriteables and then if I really wanted to edit the result, re-author
> do chapters and the like it would be easy to just copy the VOB files on to
> my computer etc.. DVDrecorders represent a more efficient use of resources
> and my time..

That's kind of what I'm thinking. Just wondering if the picture quality
will be comparable to the capture card method... if it seems like six of
one and half a dozen of another, I'll be getting a standalone console unit
soon..

Thanks..

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