One simple way to go is a VHS/DVD-R player/recorder. It has one slot for a VHS cassette and another for a DVD player/recorder. Most have a quick/simple transfer mode that copies the tape onto the DVD with the push of one button. You can buy one at Costco or most electronics stores for about $200. I've had one for maybe 4 years.
One major caveat, however, is that most commercial VHS tapes are copy-protected. Whenever my machine encounters one of these it reports that the tape cannot be transfered. There are ways -- illegal -- to beat encryption but I can't help you there. The other consideration is that, at least in my case, the transfer takes place in real time. If the video is 2 hours long, then the transfer takes 2 hours. -- Lee Jaffe, UC Santa Cruz Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
