Can unit transfer VHS directly to a PC, or does it need a separately purchased analog to digital converter? Is output through RCA audio/video jacks?
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You need some way to kill the write protect either by a "Macrovision Killer" or a digital converter. It will not Dub as I hoped it would. I have not tried to copy a protected VHS through the PC yet.
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I just got the item about a month ago. I haven't used it much yet, but some, and so far it has been a good product with no problems. I have recorded to DVR from various sources, and dubbed from VHS, and so far all good. As per your question, it has the following outputs: - analog audio - analog video - component video - s-video - coaxial digital audio - HDMI The analog outputs are RCA jacks, the others as you would expect. The user manual quotes, "HDMI outputs the video / audio signals without converting to analog signals. No audio connection is required." Having HDMI output means you can connect to many digital devices, but depending on whether the graphics card on your PC supports video capture, you will probably need a separate video capture card. You can get the user manuals here: http://www.funaiamerica.com/support/download.php http://funaiport.com/download/download.php?id=3361&brand=FUNAI
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What was the answer re: need for VHS player while converting to DVD or does tape go into the converter
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Mine is connected directly to the TV, don't even have cable! So I guess the answer would be "no". Just don't expect the VHS recorder to last longer than a couple months.
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I've got a digital cable box (standard definition) hooked up with composite cables and I haven't had any problems recording off TV. HBO, Cinemax, On Demand, and various TV channels; all worked just fine. I've read about others who had problems, but in my area at least everything seems to be recordable. For VHS tapes, if you've got some that are copy-protected, you'll need to get a "digital video stabilizer". Just do a Google search, there are several models available. It's a small black box that you hook up between the VCR and the DVD recorder.
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I cannot get my Toshiba to even copy from VHS to DVD. How did you get yours to work?
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I'm hearing conflicting reports that it does NOT up convert the VHS signal through HDMI, while some say it does up to 1080i. Does anyone know what exactly the VHS output is through HDMI?
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Will this play a Mini Digital Video Cassette from my Digital Camera on my VHS and can I convert them to DVD in the same unit?
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Yes, it is able to dub from VHS to DVD and from DVD to VHS. Great for preserving personal videos. (If the original is copy-protected, the device will detect this, stop recording, and give you an error message.)
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Hi Jim, Yes that is what I use mine for, I have hundreds of hours of VHS tapes that I shot of my family. I am converting them and burning them onto DVD's. My VCR has two composite outputs, I connect one to my capture card and the other to the convertor and the hdmi output to my big screen monitor. Works great and the quality surprised me.
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Yes, the S-Video output from VCR machine can be connected to the Video in side of the DVD recorder. Sound cables are connected as normal. The sound quality from older VHS tapes may be noisy. If you have a PC with a DVD drive, and software to edit video, the simpler solution is to record the VHS tape on to the hard drive, use the sound filter, and then burn the DVD.
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I have it installed in my laptop with Windows 7 64bit. I suppose both operating systems can handle it. If it is your intention to record your old VHS via RCA cable you can use the Pinnacle Studio 14 software included. However if you want to use it to connect your digital camera with firewire cable you better use another software included with the camera such as Sony PMB, not only because Pinnacle is too slow but also because it does not register the dates and other digital information of the recordings.
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If your Vhs player only has RCA jacks you will need an adapter or special cable but yes it will work
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Sorry that I cannot answer your question as I've yet to use it for anything else but transferring old video tapes to digital.
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You will need a RCA-USB adapter and a video capture software such as http://www.amazon.com/Easy-VHS-DVD-3-Plus/dp/B006GOFW3E/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1405401992&sr=1-1&keywords=roxio+easy+vhs+to+dvd
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This device switches RGB video only. If your VHS player has RGB or Pr-Pb-R outputs, it can be used. It it only has a composite video (RCA yellow jack), it cannot be used. It also switches audio, which can either be Digital (RCA jack) or standard stereo RCA jacks. You can get the manual at http://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/sets/CPNT410IR_Manual/CPNT410IR.pdf. It has a picture of the input jacks.
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Actually close to what I'm looking at doing. Recording script debugs from the RF output of a commodore 128.I'm guessing if it can record /any/ video coming on the composite signals then it's quite possible to record retro systems. You'll just need something to pass [more accurately convert or transition] the signals. In my case and probably yours too, simply look at DVD players (or late model VHS units) that have rf/cable/antenna input and composite output. They start at 10 dollars used on amazon and in many cases you can find one down the street on trash day. ;-)I see how old his post is but for the future IF I end up purchasing this I'll post my results shortly after trying it. Actually close to what I'm looking at doing. Recording script debugs from the RF output of a commodore 128.I'm guessing if it can record /any/ video coming on the composite signals then it's quite possible to record retro systems. You'll just need something to pass [more accurately convert or transition] the signals. In my case and probably yours too, simply look at DVD players (or late model VHS units) that have rf/cable/antenna input and composite output. They start at 10 dollars used on amazon and in many cases you can find one down the street on trash day. ;-)I see how old... » Read More Actually close to what I'm looking at doing. Recording script debugs from the RF output of a commodore 128.I'm guessing if it can record /any/ video coming on the composite signals then it's quite possible to record retro systems. You'll just need something to pass [more accurately convert or transition] the signals. In my case and probably yours too, simply look at DVD players (or late model VHS units) that have rf/cable/antenna input and composite output. They start at 10 dollars used on amazon and in many cases you can find one down the street on trash day. ;-)I see how old his post is but for the future IF I end up purchasing this I'll post my results shortly after trying it. « Show Less
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Sadly, this unit just plays DVD's. You'll need a combination VHS tape & DVD recorder to do what you asked about.