Hey guys BigNate84 here and today I'm with my buddy Joe
from the Boston music scene and he plays in the band Joe Greaney and the
Chasers and today we are converting VHS tapes into
DVD but not just any VHS tapes
this is a commercial from 1995 that yours truly starred in
Joe is still recovering from the baggage that comes along with being a child actor
you know, Mouth from the Goonies Stephanie Tanner from Full House
and there was Joe from that New Hampshire Bank commercial from 1995
you remember him right?
nom nom nom nom nom yeah you remember me right?
Here are 3 methods to convert from VHS to DVD
the first two are the easiest for non-tech people
and the last one requires some pretty good computer skills
so method 1: the VHS/DVD recorder that I recommend it's the easiest to do yourself
it does take some time and you must find a recorder
which are getting increasingly more difficult to find
but that is the easiest turnkey solution without having to mess around
with other converter boxes and software You don't need to be a technology guru to
do this.
In fact the RDR-VXD-655 from Sony has one touch dubbing
All you have to do is put a blank DVD in the tray
Put your VHS tape in the other side And press the one touch dubbing "video button"
No need to connect to your computer buy or install software or monkey around
with external converters in my opinion this is by far the easiest turnkey
dummy-proof way to do the conversion yourself the only problem with this solution is that
Sony has stopped making these devices VCR/DVD combo players and recorders
are what we can now call legacy products or legacy technology
as the years go on they will become a part of history
as more and more manufacturers stop making them
so if you have a collection of VHS tapes that you want to transfer over to DVD
You may want to act fast and get a VHS/DVD recorder before they all disappear
method 2: mail away web services YesVideo.com, iMemories
these are paid web services that are available at least in the US
and what you do is you ship your old tapes out to these companies
and they make your audio and video content available
for download and for ordering online and then method 3: which requires some pretty
good tech skill and computer know-how, external
converts so you can go to Amazon and check out
Easy VHS to DVD by Roxio or Honestech VHS to DVD
or Hauppauge makes the 1212 HD-PVR once you start using external converters designed
to work with your computer you have to worry about software issues, storage
issues do you have enough space (Gigabytes)
on your computer to hold all this video data?
are you comfortable using using DVD burning software
and managing digital files?
so like I said before method 1 here the VHS/DVD recorder is the simplest way
to do it yourself but hopefully you found some of this information
helpful Here's a tip for all you pirates out there
These methods I have suggested only work with home videos that do not have
copy protection so if you have a commercial VHS tape
that you bought from the store like The Sandlot or Goonies or the first season
of Full House none of these methods will work
even though VHS tapes are older analog technology they still have copy protection built in
these aren't sponsored product placements I'm just throwing out some different options
for you to consider but you can help me out by clicking the links
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alright that was easy now that the VHS tape has been converted to
DVD you'll be able to cherish that memory forever
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thanks for watching but not just any VHS tapes
these tapes are... keep your eye peeled for number 11 out there
he's smoother than Pele with that soccer ball and eating pizza like a true champ
it's true ya know I don't' think i'll ever forget though that
my fake father pushing me on the swing set for about 50 takes
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I don't know that was ok
I think I could do another one better