PC hardware forum: Convert VHS to DVD

Thanks for the quick response. You are the man. dd

The change is the result of a few factors.

1. Today's hardware can capture from the Hauppauge with relative ease. Older machines used to be some Super Socket 7 without enough oomph to handle the video data rate. The Dazzle would help this by doing a hardware on-the-fly compression.

2. It's the money. The Hauppauge PCI TV card is 39 to 49 bucks and includes the capture software.

3. It's the USB. Right or wrong, USB is a major support headache. While most Dell, HP, others will come with working USB ports, too often I have to help educate people about motherboard drivers (they are shocked to learn that Microsoft doesn't install them), USB filter drivers or other issues. While http://www.usbman.com covers almost all of this, I consider the DIY built-it-myself or amateur OS installs to just add to the headaches of getting the USB Dazzles to work well. NOTHING WRONG with the Dazzle, but between the cheap price of the Hauppauge and not having to fix the USB, these 3 items has me noting this newer solution.

Bob

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The VCR to the PC would be in stereo and that works.

For TV recording, MONO.
For VCR or from Camcorder, Stereo.

Bob

Your best bet is to do on standalone DVD recorders like
Ilo DVDRHD04 or Pioneer 420 or Liteon LVW-5045 etc.

Most of the recorders are easy to operate and does everything in perfact manner for you

I've used InterVideo WinDVD Creator, a program that came with my DVD burner, to convert avi to mpg and it worked fine.

I use ulead movie factory. Vhs movies are converted and recorded through my hauppauge DVR350 card.picture quality is great. also records any satellite channel and burns to dvd.hope this helps.

I would like to convert my home VHS movies to DVD. I have read unfavorable reports about Pinnacle Studio Movie Box USB v.7 and 8. Does anyone know anything about v. 9 or about Adaptec VideOh DVD?
Thanks.

It has been my experience, that Pinnacle works just great on a fresh install of Windows. However, as you begin to install other programs over time, Pinnacle begins to give you trouble.

At some point, Pinnacle will begin to crash .. right in the middle of a project. It will do this over-and-over again .. until your frustration reaches it's own *pinnacle*.

You can uninstall it (not as easy as it sounds) and reinstall. There are about 30 steps to getting it all off your hard drive when you uninstall, and requires downloading one or two other programs to help you get rid of everything.

I currently have Pinnacle Studio Ten Plus .. but I am unable to even get it to load anymore. I have plenty of computer power, hard drives, a good solid video card and mega memory .. so that's not the problem.

I've done uninstall/reinstall several times .. only to have it work for a short period of time, and begin crashing again. I guess I have come to the conclusion that it just does not get along with other software.

If you decide to go with Pinnacle you will probably regret it when the crash's begin. And they will.