VHS to DVD Advice please !!

[Bebeto94]

I really want to start converting my VHS collection onto DVD but am stumped on whats best to buy .Ive done a lot of research into all the different hardware and software required such as Virtualdub , Video studio 7 , Alcohol 120 etc but am still none the wiser .I currently have an Athlon XP 2800 , ATI built Radeon 9800pro , 1 GB ddr400 ram , and 160 GB hard drive (sata raid) .Firstly is my video card any good or should i have taken the option of an All In Wonder card . Do i need to purchase a TV card or will what ive got do the job . All i want to do is transfer my VHS tapes onto DVD (Have just ordered an NEC 2500A dual DVD writer)and hopefully enhance the picture quality as well with software im not interested in any other fancy programs and editing just a straight forward "from one to another" . I would be grateful if experienced people in this field could share their knowledge of hardware and software to enable me to perform this task .Any advice appreciated , cheers , Steve , Plymouth UK

 

[Duracell]

Hi Bebeto94, Welcome to our forum!

i really recommend you to buy a PCI capture card with an hardware encoder hooked up like this thing: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/ProductPage_n.asp?Product_ID=2050&Langue_ID=7

and try our forum's search function by using the search string "vhs OR vcr" (without quotes);

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