How to transfer VHS to DVD @ home??

[Alyssa]

I have a ton of short Land Rover videos (5-20 minutes long) that I'd like to transfer to DVD before I sell the VHS tapes. They could all go on the same DVD (or a couple of DVDs).
Do you know how I can hook my VCR up to my computer to do it myself? The cheapest service I've seen is $9.95/video +++, and that's just too much for these 15-20 short videos.
I know the problem is converting the analog VHS signal to digital. Plus, I have no idea how you actually hook it up to the computer... what jack does it go into?
I'm not going to go out and buy a new recordable DVD/VHS player combo, either. I've already got DVD players and VCRs out the wazoo.
Any DWebbers with the proper equipment willing to do this for me?
Or if not, how do I do it myself??
TIA!
Alyssa

 

[MUSKYMAN]

go buy a vhs dvd player burner...I got mine from costco for about $150

I have transfered all my vids of the daughter and wheeling and it pays for itself compared to having it done.

I know thats not what you wanted to hear but I was just like you...i swear I threw out 6 or 7 vhs's in the last few years.

what I need to do now is daisy chain my dvd players so I can make copies of my moab DVD from our trip last fall.

yeah guys I know I promised them ages ago:banghead:

 

[Alyssa]

"I'm not going to go out and buy a new recordable DVD/VHS player combo, either. "

The videos aren't deteriorated... they are in excellent condition. They're internal Land Rover videos. I'm not worried about having to throw something away.

 

[rmuller]

What you'll have to do is get some sort of video capture card for your PC, hook the VCR up to the PC and record the stream of video coming in... once you have it recorded to the PC, you can burn it to a DVD (given you have a DVD writer). I dont have any recommendations for capture card unfortunately though.

 

[az_max]

I have a ton of short Land Rover videos (5-20 minutes long) that I'd like to transfer to DVD before I sell the VHS tapes. They could all go on the same DVD (or a couple of DVDs).
Do you know how I can hook my VCR up to my computer to do it myself? The cheapest service I've seen is $9.95/video +++, and that's just too much for these 15-20 short videos.
I know the problem is converting the analog VHS signal to digital. Plus, I have no idea how you actually hook it up to the computer... what jack does it go into?
I'm not going to go out and buy a new recordable DVD/VHS player combo, either. I've already got DVD players and VCRs out the wazoo.
Any DWebbers with the proper equipment willing to do this for me?
Or if not, how do I do it myself??
TIA!
Alyssa

Video capture device (ATI all in wonder card, nvidia video cap, USB video cap) and a vcr is all you need. If you lived closer to me, I'd set you up with my pctivo, which can do that now. Circuit City does video to dvd recording, but I think they refrain on copywrighted works being copied.