Electronics Tips : How Can I Get VHS Tapes Onto My Computer?

Get VHS tapes onto a computer or DVD by using a digital capture device, connecting the yellow video cables and red and white audio cables to the appropriate inputs, matching up the colors for each output, and hitting play on the VHS player. Hit record to begin capturing the video onto a computer with instructions from a customer experience manager at Best Buy in this free video on electronics.

Expert: Marc Owens
Contact: www.bestbuy.com
Bio: Marc Owens is the customer experience manager for Best Buy and a Geek Squad electronics expert.
Filmmaker: Sam Lee

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• VCRs
• electronics
• DVD
• players
• play
• station
• projectors
• tips

[tug97]

They should have a place where you take your VHS tapes and they make a DVD, like how they make pictures from disposable cameras.

[Verycuteyeah]

@tug97 Look for them, they excist

[chuyton]

@yes350yes might as well get a new comp to keep up with the times, things r upgrading constantly ur a bit behind there

[chuyton]

@tug97 genious idea

[bigjake52]

@yes350yes you have a big problem there it almost ten years old nothing is going to run that fast and give a good looking final pice, you have another alternative, Torrent the movies or buy a new computer with windows 7 and get a usb capture card, or use your fire wire one on hte new computer

[boyhey1]

thats TOSHIBA your using on VHS, & thats SONY your using on recording to DVD.

[bakonfreek]

@tug97 they do, but it costs $100s

[yes350yes]

OK I have a desktop that is 8 yrs old doesnt have all the hookups of the newer pcs. I want to transfer vhs to computer tried the firewire route. Had to get one off ebay.

So now maybe I can go the analog card route. What else will I need . How do I know if I have a sound card and where will it be if I need it. Remember this sucker is 8/9 yrs old.

[FriedchickenMania]

I bought Pinnacle from Best Buy.. RCA plugs VCR to device to Computer. Windows Movie Maker save content. I plug computer Microphone in. Guitar AMP I plugged computer to AMP with Jack from guitar store into computer. Some plugs have JACK with RCA plug on other end to plug Home stereo system if your into HIGH POWER SOUNDS. My Best Buy computer microphone is back up audio thru Movie Maker to pick up AMP and only AMP. Close enough. Not too close. I should be GEEK SQUAD guy

[razalady]

Wow! No very informative, but thanks for the effort.

[h4rrycl4rk]

cause you can buy your home movies at blockbusters cant you dickhead?