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Recorded Videos Transfer to DVD
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 09.05
by 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.
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 11.42
by 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.
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 12.52
by SteveL
Cheese Head wrote: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.
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 13.44
by 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...
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 13.56
by MarkN
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 14.06
by malcyb
Thanks very much Mark and Monsieur Tete-Fromage
Posted: Sun 18 Apr, 2004 20.52
by 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
Posted: Tue 20 Apr, 2004 11.11
by malcyb
Thats great, thanks Stuart.