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A Round-up of DVD to VHS Converters

By norman | May 15, 2009

Do you have a bunch of VHS tapes that you’ve been slowly replacing with DVDs over the past few years? Or perhaps you’ve simply decided not to spend the money to replace them but just try to keep that VHS player humming along?

There’s another solution - VHS to DVD converters, some of which will also convert practically any analog source to many different digital formats.

It will pay for itself if you have about 10 or more VHS tapes.

While you may have seen some of these or other similar products on electronics blogs, we’ve decided to put together a list of top choices for you. Here are 4 such products:

4. Plextor ConvertX Digital Video Converter - Plextor’s ConvertX box converts your VHS tapes into DixV or MPEG-4 on your computer, after which you can burn it to DVD. Just plug the ConvertX box into your computer and away you go. Costs about $55.

#3. CopyThis! Digital Video Enhancer - Like the ConvertX, the CopyThis is a small box that copies your VHS tapes as well as gives you the the opportunity to enhance them as you go along. Enhancement features include noise reduction and black and white vintage effects. Unfortunately, this product is no longer made, but you may be able to find one on eBay.

2. Honestech’s VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe - While named VHS to DVD, it can also convert many analog inputs into digital. The included software is very easy to use and has 2 modes: advanced and beginner. In beginner mode, a few mouse clicks will get you started converting VHS tape to a DVD.

There are advanced features like video editing. VHS to DVD is a good value for the money and easy to get started with. VHS to DVD costs about $50. You can read a detailed review of VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe here.

1. Panasonic DMR-EZxxx DVD & VHS Recorders - Panasonic has a line up of DVD to VHS recorders that play both formats. As it has slots for both, it also allows to record from one format to the other (although we’re not quite sure why you’d want to downgrade your DVDs). This is different from the other 3 products featured above, as it actually acts as a player, rather than just a converter, and has the option to play a variety of formats including all the DVD formats, and even JPG files from a SD card. It also does not come with any bundled software. It can even upscale to 1080p. We’ve decided to rank this number 1 for its slew of features, but unfortunately it does have a price tag to match (about $170).

You can find the Plextor, Honestech and Panasonic products easily on your shopping for gadgets hunts.


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