What is the best unit to buy to convert VHS tapes to DVD?

Should you buy a converter and if so, which one? Or should you just buy the software and use your computer to do it?What is the best unit to buy to convert VHS tapes to DVD?
I just started putting a bit of information about transferring VHS tapes to DVD on a web page (below), but I have a lot more information to add to the page. Commercial VHS tapes cannot be copied to a DVD on a VHS / DVD combo unit due to copyright protection built into the tape and combo unit. If you own the commercial VHS tapes you can legally transfer the movies to DVD - but I haven't gotten that far yet with the web page. The next bit of information to go up will be how to deep clean the tape deck so no 'snow' is picked up and sent to the DVD. Check it out now if you're inclined, then check the web site for more information in a few days. Hope this helps.
You have a few choices.



1.Capture the VHS video to a computer video editing program using an analog-to-DV converter (which includes many DV/Digital8 camcorders as well as standalone analog-to-DV converters), encode it to MPEG-2 and author a DVD, This is the most time-consuming method.



2.Capture the video to the computer as MPEG-2 using hardware capture devices that convert the VHS to MPEG-2 as they capture and then author and burn a DVD.

http://www.daniusoft.com/tutorial/burn-v鈥?/a>



3.Connect your VHS VCR or camcorder to a standalone DVD recorder that works much like a VCR.What is the best unit to buy to convert VHS tapes to DVD?
You'll end up having to use the computer in order to convert the analog VHS over to a digital file. There are many products on the market that either externally connect (USB based) or are internal (PCI express cards) that have Coax inputs and/or RCA jacks. For the software side of things, most of the hardware comes bundled with software that allows you edit and recordWhat is the best unit to buy to convert VHS tapes to DVD?
For $5.95 a tape StashSpace.Com will convert your VHS tapes to DVD for you. I highly recommend this over getting the equipment to do it yourself unless you have a lot of extra time on your hands. When I was looking into converting my home movies myself I was told JVC units were the best but then I found the StashSpace service which does this for you.



http://www.stashspace.com/index.stm