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ricdog
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_ 		17. March 2008 @ 16:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I?m looking to copy mostly home videos and back up some older videos from VHS to PC. I need to choose an internal PC card or USB device that I can dub without having to mess with a lot of settings. I also understand some devices have an issue with the audio and video not being in sync.

How about Hauppauge or Pinnacle DVD Recorder or Video Recorder?

I?ve also got a Sima Video Copymaster to defeat macrovision that goes between the VCR and capture device (used to be another VCR), if it should be necessary.

I just want it to dub. I don?t have any interest using it for TV tuning.
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DigiBear
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_ 		19. March 2008 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you have a digital camcorder for your home videos, I suggest using it as a throughput for your analog signal.

That is, connect you video up to the digital cam corder via AV leads and then out of the camcorder to a firewire card to capture digitally.

If not, there are usb2 devices with rca inputs for analog for under $100. Make sure you capture software also has the ability to encode to mpeg2 for dvd.
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RottieGrl
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
For capturing from vhs to my computer, I use an external capture device. I've got a Plextor convertx px-m402u It works quite well & the windvd creator that came with it is very simple & easy to use.
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ricdog
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 20:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That's more of what I'm talking about. I understand that external capture devices are more liable to overheat than internals. I'm looking at getting a Pinnacle device. Do you have any troubles with the audio and video syncing?
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retexan
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_ 		5. May 2008 @ 17:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To convert my VHS tapes, I chose to use a VCR/DVD Recorder. You put the VHS cassette in one side, and a blank DVD in the other side, then dub the video over. Very few settings; I do use the highest quality setting. I can then read in the DVD files to my hard drive or wherever. I decided it was the simplest way to do the job. In fact I am using the Magnavox unit discussed in a thread in this forum at:

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/400006

Just FYI in case you wanted an alternative....
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John Hanley
Sugar Land, TX
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