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Is there a T? L? Viewfinder / magn? VCR / DVD will allow me to copy from VHS to DVD?
Hello? all. I don? Chte copies of my VHS tapes (which of them? Brig). My VHS / DVD? T is cass?, And i hope? Re for t? L? Viewfinder / magn? VCR / DVD, let me see the two editions is found. Can anyone recommend a brand or a solution L? Thank you.
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#2 written by grgurmg 1 year ago
I was fairly sure such a thing either doesn’t exist or is extremely rare… a TV/VCR/DVD that also records DVDs, that is. I did some web searching and have not found a single one yet. If they do exist however, I would like to recommend against it. Combo systems like that, while convenient and perhaps good in certain situations, can also be more of a hassle in others. First off you very well may pay more money for two products put together, that may very well offer less functionality at a lesser quality then those functions in two seperate units.
Also, you just said your VHS/DVD is busted… what happens if the VHS or DVD portion of your new TV/VHS/DVD is broken? You’d either have to buy a whole new TV unit, or get a stand alone VHS/DVD anyway, while the VHS/DVD portion of your TV sits their useless and takes up space.
I’m not saying combo units can’t be good for certain things, like to have in a kids room, or that their aren’t good ones out there… but getting two seperate units could save your more trouble in the future. Plus if you want to upgrade, you can upgrade each component individually. For instance, you’ll eventually be wanting an HDTV if you don’t have one already. There’s also Blu-Ray/HD-DVD, which is inevidably going to completely replace DVD. So once they come out with a Blu-Ray player + VCR/DVD Recorder, you can buy that without buying a whole new TV set.
So long story short, for what your doing, buy a standalone Combo VCR/DVD Recorder. Panasonics a decent brand when it comes to VCR/DVD stuff, but theirs plenty of other good brands out their. Toshiba, Sony, etc.
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#3 written by ifilmu 1 year ago
actualy i hace searched and yet to find a dvd combo vhs to record to dvd all record only from dvd to vhs, i didrecently get a unit called DVD express by ADS technologies, it is a small box, you plug into your vcr via audo video ut cable and the boc to your computer via usb it is easy to sue and thedvd’s turn out grat , it runs aroun $49.99 and isas userfriendly as can be
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So many different ones out there. Some are just DVD PLAYERS and VCR combos, which allows you to record DVD’s to tape, but that’s it. Price is the key; if it’s under $200, then the DVD part is probably not a recorder.
There are also DVD Recorder/VCR combos that can record broadcasts, as well as record to/from each other. Those are somwhat expensive, costing usually over $300.
And then there are DVD Recorder/VCR units that have no tuner, meaning they can’t record broadcasts, but they can playback AND record to each other, in either direction. Those typically run about $175 – $300.
But… here is the problem. If you’ve got commercial VHS tapes that you simply want to convert to disc, you have every right to do so. IF you can figure out how. By law, digital recording devices MUST recognize copy protection code and refuse to record them. So you need a way around that.
There are boxes made (yes, legally) that strips the copy protection so that you can transfer the material. I’ve used one for years called the Digital Video Stabilizer, available commonly on the Internet for about $30. You have to hook it up to the VCR’s output and then to the DVD input, which is effectively like using two separate machines, although they’re in the same housing.
The RIAA would have you believe that it’s illegal, but they’d also have you believe that you must purchase a separate CD for each player in your home, your car, your mp3 player, etc.
As for brand, everyone has preferences. I’ve had good experience with Panasonic, Samsung seems to be good, LG has set a good track record. Sony has always been a trusty name brand, in spite of some individual experiences. I have seen a lot of complaints about Magnavox, which is part of Phillips and that makes me leery of them for DVD technology.