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Ask Slashdot: Which VHS Player To Buy?

Posted by timothy on from the and-which-8-track dept.

stkpogo (799773) writes "I have several old VHS tapes that I'd like to digitize but my old VHS machine died years ago. What's a good VHS player to get so I can make nice clean digital videos from my old tapes before they're gone? I have a few TV -> USB adapters." How would you go about this, especially with tapes (like old home movies) you might be worried about sticking into a low-end VCR? And with what number of tapes does it make sense to outsource the digitizing?

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  1. I remember my first VHS player by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was like my first first post.

  2. Don't get a VHS player... by DexterIsADog · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...you want to go Betamax.

  3. Re:Dude, don't a get a VHS.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fuck BETA!

  4. Re:Pre Macrovision with 4+ heads by RackinFrackin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good point. Get two.

  5. Re:Pre Macrovision with 4+ heads by CanEHdian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not always. Heads are used for many things. The first 4 head units were done for better pause action not for better EP mode.

    Was this right after "Basic Instinct" came out on VHS? ;-)

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