Convert VHS

Do you need convert VHS onto your computer or DVD? Well you can now get a USB VHS Converter, so that makes me ask the question - “Do you even remember VHS?” - Personally I remember sneakily taping a certain leg crossing/uncrossing scene and trying late at night to repeatedly rewind and play it without my parents hearing.

If your answer to the question was NO, then this is grown up talk, go do your homework! If your answer was YES, then you’ll know that my parents (and probably the next door neighbour) heard the horrendous stop, start and rewind whir that all video machines made. The switched on couple that my parents are, knew exactly what I was doing - I feel a little sick! Well that’s enough of me sharing, down to business!

This Gizmo is like Super-Ronseal. It does exactly what it says on the Tin!…and a lot more! To start with it convert VHS Videos into digital files through your PC’s USB port.

The software it comes with can capture this at a resolution of 720 x 576 – it’s not Hi-Def but what do you expect of magnetic tape!? A 90 min long play film will use about 2.5 to 3GB of disc space, while a typical 90 min film recorded at 320 x 240 then converted to iPod ready, will only take up between 700 to 800MB.

The software allows the files to be converted into most formats and even lets you take stills from the recordings. It has a set of AV sockets on the front allowing you to convert your old 9mm camcorder film using the same process and allows trimming of the captured film to take out all the “inconvenient” bits.

It works as a regular VHS player with built in Auto tracking and multiple play back speeds (not that you would need this once you have converted everything to DVD), it takes PAL/NTSC video tapes and to polish it all off, doesn’t look half bad neither!

It’s an all round good piece of kit to convert VHS video and I don’t think I have ever seen a viable “business in a box” idea as good as this! - Simply purchase this little box of magic, put an advert in your local paper advertising the conversion of VHS/8mm videos to DVD “at reasonable prices”, then I reckon this little beauty should just about pay for itself in a couple of weeks (remember peeps, all business laws and taxes should be obeyed, we don’t promote Jack Sparrows on this tech blog).

IN SHORT: The USB VHS Converter is a versatile piece of genius allowing you to convert VHS and 8mm tapes through a USB port into a multitude of digital formats at varying resolutions and a VHS to TV player.