Do you have a bunch of VHS tapes that you’ve been slowly replacing with DVDs over the past few years? Or perhaps you’ve simply decided not to spend the money to replace them but just try to keep that VHS player humming along?
One cost-effective alternative is to get a VHS to DVD converter and do it yourself.
If you have more than 10 or so VHS tapes, it will pay for itself.
You may have seen some of these or other similar products on gizmo blogs, we’ve decided to put together a list of top choices for you. Here are 4 such products:
#4. Plextor ConvertX Digital Video Converter – Plextor’s ConvertX box converts your VHS tapes into DixV or MPEG-4 on your computer, after which you can burn it to DVD. The tidy ConvertX box plugs into your computer and also comes with software. Its built-in compression software allows you to store 2 hours of video on a CD, or 10 hours on a DVD. Costs approx $55.
3. CopyThis! Digital Video Enhancer – The CopyThis converter can enhance the quality of your VHS tapes during conversion. The enhancement features include noise reduction to improve picture quality as well as turningthe movies into black and white for a vintage effect! Unfortunately, this product is no longer made, but you may be able to find one on eBay.
#2. Honestech’s VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe – While named VHS to DVD, it can also convert many analog inputs into digital. The included software is very easy to use and has two levels: beginner and advanced. In beginner mode, a few mouse clicks will get you started converting VHS tape to a DVD.
There are advanced features like video editing. It’s easy to get started with VHS to DVD and it’s a good value for the money. VHS to DVD costs about $50. You can read a detailed review of VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe here.
1. Panasonic DMR-EZxxx VHS & DVD Recorders – Panasonic has a line up of DVD to VHS recorders that play both formats. As it has slots for both, it also allows to record from one format to the other (although we’re not quite sure why you’d want to downgrade your DVDs). As opposed to the other 3 units, this does not have a software component, and it does playback as well, including for example, JPG files from an SD card. It can even upscale to 1080p. We’ve decided to rank this number one for its slew of features, but unfortunately it does have a price tag to match (approx $170).
Except for the CopyThis product, you can find the others quite easily on your gadget shopping hunts.
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