2015-11-17, 03:43 PM
I have a stack of old VHS tapes lying around that I'd like to capture. I don't feel like taking them to a professional, it would cost too much, especially considering how bad the shape of many of them is. Currently I don't even have the option to play them, because power supply in my old VCR was toasted a couple of years ago for some reason.
How good results would I get with a generic VCR and the cheapest capture card available? I mean one of these Chinese ones:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-USB-2...eb201560_9
Preserving those tapes in maximum quality is not my goal, but I wouldn't mind having semi-decent audio and video good enough to see what's on the tape.
I checked VCR offers in my area and I can get Panasonic NV-SD450 for really, really cheap. Is it a good unit? I'm completely out of the loop on VHS.
How good results would I get with a generic VCR and the cheapest capture card available? I mean one of these Chinese ones:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-USB-2...eb201560_9
Preserving those tapes in maximum quality is not my goal, but I wouldn't mind having semi-decent audio and video good enough to see what's on the tape.
I checked VCR offers in my area and I can get Panasonic NV-SD450 for really, really cheap. Is it a good unit? I'm completely out of the loop on VHS.