Recorded Videos Transfer to DVD

[malcyb]

I am thinking of getting a DVD Recordable Player. Can I ask you experts a couple of questions on transferring over my own recorded VHS tapes please?
1 - What DVD Recordable player is best to buy for the purpose of transferring old VHS Video recordings, my own, over to DVD Discs?
2 - Should my standard VHS Recorder be ok to do this transfer or do I need a specific VHS Video Machine?
3 - Please tell me the best way to connect the two machines up in order to transfer.
Many Thanks,
Malcolm.

[Cheese Head]

Probably, they're all the same and the best connection to your DVD-R from your VHS would be scart. Unfortunatly, youll need a DVD-R with two scart sockets. And input (Your VHS) and an output (to your tv). Of course you could connect with a standard RF cable, but the quality would be much greater via scart.

[SteveL]

DVD-R

There are actually two formats, DVD+R and DVD-R. For video, I'd say DVD+R is actually better (albeit dearer), but I think most of the recorders you can get now will accept both types of disc.

[Cheese Head]

Whats the difference?

I never knew that it was actually something different. I started to read it and i thought you where going to mention R and RW...

[MarkN]

Whats the difference?

http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#4.3
http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/dv-e ... rticle.jsp
http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/110
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-248729.html?legacy=cnet

[malcyb]

Thanks very much Mark and Monsieur Tete-Fromage

[Stuart]

Wherever possible use a dvd-recorder and vhs player that both have an s-video connector.

Most scart use only composite, and you lose a significant level of bandwidth this way.

Unfortunately, most standard VHS will not have either a fully implemented scart (ie the s-video connections are not connected), or an s-video output.

Most of the video recorders that do are s-vhs, which are more expensive (but will normally play standard vhs).

Hope this helps

Stuart

[malcyb]

Thats great, thanks Stuart.