VCR to DVD Transfer

[Colinjb]

Ok, I have loads (and loads) of old Football and F1 VCR's I have recorded from tv. It's coming to the time when I want to put these onto a more up to date format. So I am considering buying a VDR/DVD all in one that will let me copy them, I do have a few concerns though.

 

1) I understand there are some copy restrictions on VCR's. Will this stop me from transfering the old 'Off the tele' tapes onto DVD?

 

2) Any recommendations for a unit to do this?

 

Also:

 

3) How easy is it to record from Sky onto DVD using such a device?

 

Cheers

[saint_stevo]

Bought this for my dad a year or so ago-

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transfer-VHS-Copy-VHS-VCR-Video-Tapes-to-PC-DVD-NEW-UK_W0QQitemZ220573772659QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW?hash=item335b38ab73#ht_1807wt_1165

 

Think he has had some success with it

[OVER THE HILL]

The best and most reliable way of copying tapes is to buy a DVD recorder, lots of cheap ones on ebay. IMO

[St Landrew]

If your tapes were recorded by you, you will have no problems. If they are pre-recorded tapes, then you may have problems with a normal stand alone HDD/DVD recorder. The trick is to use a computer with a TV/Tuner/Capture card instead, because most recording/copying software doesn't care whether there's a code or not. Besides, in my experience, a PC's DVD writer e.g. an NEC 2510A, writes better and more stable DVDs than most stand alone recorders.