cmdridq Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 A friend has a small collection of VHS tapes that he would like to be able to watch, but his VHS deck blew up recently. He doesn't want to make new VHS recordings, so I suggested he check out a combo DVD/VHS machine. I really don't know much about them though. It seems there are straight playback only decks, and also decks that will copy VHS to DVD. The prices are quite variable, and I'm kinda stumped. Does anyone have any experience with these things, and can give me some recommendations or advice. He doesn't want to spend a lot of money on this, since he only watches the recordings occasionally. Thanks. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Check Amazon.com for reviews if you can find them. Might check B & H Photo or Newegg.com also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHF63 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 There are services that will do this fairly inexpensively, under $10 per tape converted. I believe many Walgreens will also do it. Recommend looking into a service rather than buying a machine. I've looked at them a few times over the years and never saw one I would want to own at any price. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I bought one of these for my 73 year old non-techy mother to convert VHS tapes to DVD in November 2011. $128 ay wallyworld. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Magnavox-Dvd-Player-Vcr-Combo/11319408. They had the one I bought in stock at the store. I went through the instructions and the first DVD with here, and made notes for the procedure and gave them to her. The device worked well, and I was able to play the DVD's fine on other DVD players. 5 star IMO. Note: I think the DVD+ are the ones you buy for it. It will do either, but one has limited functionality as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 If they are commercially released tapes, a business isn't supposed to duplicate on DVD IF the same material is available on DVD. If you buy the recorder and do it yourself, that's a different matter. Our A/V folks, who are a part of the department I'm in, have to tell faculty all the time that we can't make DVDs of their tapes if they are available. If they can't be found, are out of print, etc., we can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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