|
New member Username: CormanmanPost Number: 2 Registered: Aug-06 | I am archiving several home movies for my in-laws whose eighteen-year-old son recently passed away. I will be converting over 30 tapes, so economically it seems to make more sense to purchase equipment and do the work myself rather than take the tapes to a third party. What can I do to achieve the best quality when converting from VHS to DVD? Are the combo units better, or should I buy a VCR with S-Video out and connect it to a DVD recorder? Should I focus on a certain brand or model? Any help is appreciated, and so is detail. I'm a computer guy, not an A/v guy, but I'm still the most qualified in my family for this task. It is very important, so I greatly appreciate any advice. Please keep in mind that the quality of the finalized DVD recording is my primary concern. |
|
Gold Member Username: SamijubalPost Number: 3170 Registered: Jul-04 | If you want the best possible quality, you need an S-VHS VCR with TBC, $400 new, you can probably get one on ebay for less than half that, maybe even a quarter that. http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026741 http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-HR-S7500-VCR-with-Remote_W0QQitemZ220066756416QQihZ012QQ categoryZ67829QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/JVC-HR-S7600U-High-Resolution-Super-VHS-and-VHS-HI-FI_W0QQit emZ200062954339QQihZ010QQcategoryZ67829QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem You can buy a seperate TBC, but they aren't cheap. |
|
New member Username: CormanmanPost Number: 3 Registered: Aug-06 | Two followup questions: 1) So, then I interface the S-VHS VCR to a DVD recorder via the S-Video cable? 2) Will the quality of reproduction from this method be noticeably better than a standard JVC brand DVD Recorder/VHS unit? Thank you Mr. Massey. Just in looking around today it is obvious that your contributions are incredibly helpful to a number of people. |
|
Gold Member Username: SamijubalPost Number: 3171 Registered: Jul-04 | Yes, s-video would be the best. I haven't used one of them, so I can't say what the quality difference would be. It would depend on the quality of the tapes how much difference there would be. Time base correctors fix imperfections in analog recordings, so the worse the tapes are, the more difference there will be. |