Philouis Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Does any knowledgable person know if is possible to transfer film clips on a VCR tape, to the hard disk on your computer? Can it be done by linking the player and the PC together with a designated USB lead? It would be interesting to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I have recently transferred my entire home video collection onto my hard drive, thereby being able to say goodbye to both video machine and tapes thus saving much space.The way I have done it is by buying a tv card where the yellow rca plug goes into it and the stereo red and white rca plugs go into a 3.5mm adaptor that went into my line in on my sound card.I now use my pc as a video machine which has my skybox and french tv box connected to it in a similar manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearly Spencer Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Hi, if you do not feel confident installing a TV card into your PC then you could try something like this:http://www.plextor.com/english/products/ConvertX-AV100U.htma search on Ebay will most likely find you one at a reasonable price, good luck.regardsPearly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philouis Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Thank you for the info. I have found the converter Plextor on the internet, but it ddoes cost £159. I suppose it would be cheaper to buy a DVD/VCR combi player, which can be obtained a little cheaper. Anyway, thank you again and I will now ponder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 It is also possible to transfer VCR onto a DVD hard-drive player, then transfer them to DVD. If you're investing in one piece of kit, the hard drive DVD recorder might be the most future-proof. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion van man Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 [quote user="LyndaandRichard"]I have recently transferred my entire home video collection onto my hard drive, thereby being able to say goodbye to both video machine and tapes thus saving much space.The way I have done it is by buying a tv card where the yellow rca plug goes into it and the stereo red and white rca plugs go into a 3.5mm adaptor that went into my line in on my sound card.I now use my pc as a video machine which has my skybox and french tv box connected to it in a similar manner.[/quote]That's How I have done mine too. Buying a TV card is much cheaper than other equipment and you also have the added bonus of using it to record TV too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 [quote user="Onion van man"][quote user="LyndaandRichard"]I have recently transferred my entire home video collection onto my hard drive, thereby being able to say goodbye to both video machine and tapes thus saving much space.The way I have done it is by buying a tv card where the yellow rca plug goes into it and the stereo red and white rca plugs go into a 3.5mm adaptor that went into my line in on my sound card.I now use my pc as a video machine which has my skybox and french tv box connected to it in a similar manner.[/quote]That's How I have done mine too. Buying a TV card is much cheaper than other equipment and you also have the added bonus of using it to record TV too. [/quote]Exactly. 20 quid and you're sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philouis Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 Once again thank you for the info. re the TV card. This semms the best way to go and not too expensive. I will go on line and possibly order one from Amazon or maybe Darty! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Try ebay too, I got mine from there for 20 quid brand new. Cheaper than overpriced Darty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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