VHS tapes to DVD?

[LanguedocFox]

I've got a load of family-related VHS tapes of kids' graduations, school prize-givings, parties etc. Is there any way of copying the VHS tapes onto DVDs without buying a specialised deck (which I know are available for about £140). I've got an old (2009 vintage) VHS/DVD combi player, but that just plays one or the other. As usual, any advice gratefully received.

[Libertine]

There are places that offer this, my wife did some recently for her folks. I’ll ask what it was called.

 

This is it:

 

https://www.mediaduplicationltd.co.uk/wp-content/cache/all/index.html

Edited 21 September 2023 by Libertine

[Zear0]

The above is a top tip.  I went straight into geek mode and specced up the kit that was about £50!

[LanguedocFox]

17 hours ago, Libertine said:

There are places that offer this, my wife did some recently for her folks. I’ll ask what it was called.

 

This is it:

 

https://www.mediaduplicationltd.co.uk/wp-content/cache/all/index.html

Thanks for this. Their cost is £12 per tape, on which basis it would probably be worth buying one of those converter decks  - I found one yesterday on eBay for £130. Hopefully I could sell it afterwards. But thanks for the advice.

[LanguedocFox]

16 hours ago, Zear0 said:

The above is a top tip.  I went straight into geek mode and specced up the kit that was about £50!

What kit is that?

[Zear0]

Was a scart to HDMI adaptor and then a simple HDMI capture card. 

[Fox92]

I did loads of ours a couple years back myself.

 

I bought a scart connecting kit from Argos for about a tenner and already had a HDMI capture card but they aren't expensive either.

[LanguedocFox]

@Zear0 @Fox92

 

Thanks so much for this. It's amazing, to me anyway, that when you start searching with the right terms - eg, Scart to HDMI adaptor and HDMI capture card - it all becomes clear. On Ebay and Amazon there are lots of products (probably too many for my small brain) that offer all sorts of possibilities, and which I'd never have found without your help. I fkin love Foxes Talk!

 

Thanks again!

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