VHS to DVD gizmo
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You probably need one extra gizmo to do that. See this thread:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/2...opy-Protection
and the gizmo that costs about $20 here:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/80-4280
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/2...opy-Protection
and the gizmo that costs about $20 here:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/80-4280
#12
We had one of these (I think it was JVC brand) and it was a nightmare. I managed to get about 3 movies from it that actually worked. These were only home videos-I was never able to do it with prerecorded movies. Sometimes it would appear to make a dvd successfully but then it wouldn't play. Sometimes it would get about 75% done and an error message would pop up. It was in the shop twice (during the warranty) and then i finally gave up and filed a claim with the extended warranty (through squaretrade) and got my money back for it. I ended up using a service for all of our home movies.
#13
Ours is a Panasonic and it was purchased about 5-6 years ago and it works just fine. The dvds aren't the same quality as the a store bought one but it is pretty good. I believe ours was 400.00 at the time but they have come down over the last 3 or 4 years.
Edit: yes, ours will copy a pre recorded vhs. That is the whole point of the machine.
Edit again: Ok, I'm wrong, won't record copy writed materials. Just our own vhs we have recorded over the years.
Edit: yes, ours will copy a pre recorded vhs. That is the whole point of the machine.
Edit again: Ok, I'm wrong, won't record copy writed materials. Just our own vhs we have recorded over the years.
Last edited by dakotamaid; 01-28-2014 at 04:55 AM.
#14
Oh I should have mentioned that the few dvds that did record on our old machine will not play on any other machine so far. We've tried 4 that we've owned and my inlaws too. They did play on the machine they were recorded on.
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Mine is a Sharp and it is so complicated its not worth using.
Yes it records old VHS to DVD. Have not used it in years but as I recall you could only play the disks on it.
Yes it records old VHS to DVD. Have not used it in years but as I recall you could only play the disks on it.
Last edited by Rose Marie; 01-29-2014 at 06:44 AM.
#16
I wish someone would invent a good gizmo to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, I bought one a couple years back, you connected it to your VCR and computer, it was a NIGHTMARE! I think it would sell really well, we have a lot of old movies that you can't buy on DVD. Ok, that's all I can think of to complain about this morning.
#17
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I wish someone would invent a good gizmo to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, I bought one a couple years back, you connected it to your VCR and computer, it was a NIGHTMARE! I think it would sell really well, we have a lot of old movies that you can't buy on DVD. Ok, that's all I can think of to complain about this morning.
#18
thanks for all the help and suggestions, I'm probably out of luck because it is purchased VHS tapes that I wanted to transfer
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