30 to 40 Percent of VHS Films Will Never See Another Format

Re:30 to 40 Percent of VHS Films Will Never See Another Format by cowmixtoo on Sunday February 05, 2012 @10:40AM (#3554284)

I have TONS of VHS tapes that I have been slowly digitizing over the pass 25 years. The issue I have ran up against is it is harder and harder to get VHS players. New models are almost non-existent so you have to troll Craigslist or eBay for used equipment.

Also, the market for good digitizing hardware is drying up too.

The moral, hurry up and digitize now before the equipment use for this purpose drys up.

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Re:30 to 40 Percent of VHS Films Will Never See Another Format by pasbesoin on Monday February 06, 2012 @12:19PM (#3558208)

I have a few dozen tapes to convert for a medical professional (treatment documentation -- with waivers signed where used in a public context). I'd also like to convert a few personal tapes, e.g. of my great aunts discussing times out on the old farmstead.

Unfortunately, the tapes have some age/wear issues. And the fancy-schmancy Sony DVD/VHS combo recorder/player I was given promptly turns these -- which play well enough directly to the TV -- into extreme pixelation.

So, any equipment/procedure recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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