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by mezdor Aug 25, 2003 last reply Dec 10, 2003

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I need to know an easy way to copy VHS tapes to the computer for viewing on the PC. My Dell system does not have a TV out video card. But I do have 4 USB ports. Any ideas?

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by oz_media Aug 25, 2003

The fastest and cheapest way is to go buy a video capture card. You may need to get a few adapters for RCA or S-Video output (VCR) into the IEEE1394 input for the card but it is pretty ionexpensicve these days. If you DON't have room to add a new PCI card, you can get an external video capture device.

A simple websearch for "external video capture" will give you a list of manufacturers to browse.
You should be able to find a selection of choices at ANY local electronics/computer dealer.

by mezdor Dec 10, 2003

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by fnugry Aug 28, 2003

I use Haupauge's WinTV PVR USB products - those are easy to use and fairly inexpensive. The products include built-in MPEG2 encoder so that you won't need a lot of space for capture. Stream format can be configured before capture so that you can capture DVD or (S)VCD -ready streams.

http://www.hauppauge.com/html/products.htm#pvr