How do I transfer my VHS home videos to DVD?
I have about 50 VHS tapes of family vacations and my kids growing up. The quality is getting worse every time I play them. How do I get these onto DVD before the tapes degrade completely? Do I need special equipment? I saw some services that charge $20-30 per tape which seems like a lot. Can I do it myself with my computer?
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Be REALLY careful what you download to fix this. Half the 'free fix-it' programs you find are spyware in disguise. Stick to known-good stuff like the tools from major sites, and always scan downloads with your antivirus before running them.
I posted this exact question on a newsgroup a while back and got a ton of helpful replies. Don't sleep on Usenet — comp.* groups are full of people who actually know what they're talking about, way more than some web forums full of script kiddies.
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