Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus | VHS, Hi8, V8 Video to DVD or Digital Converter | Amazon Exclusive 2 Bonus DVDs [Windows]

I would give this 5 stars if the audio would not or could eliminate a clicking noise that I think is coming from the VCR or my audio card as I tried 4 VCRs and the clicking noise was still present - not sure what it is but after many start overs and the cheapest VCR I have the clicking noise was very faint.

Have a new computer, took hours to read in a video and then to save it.

It doesnt work with new laptop with Windows 11. The video capture doesnt work. The Task Manager shows that its Not Responding . It may work if you upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

The VHS to DVD 3 Plus software works fairly well. However, editing is very limited. The burned DVDs are equivalent to the original VHS video quality. The MyDvd and Label Maker Apps bundled with it are useless. Neither one worked!!! I spent many frustrating hours editing a saved file and then TRYING to burn a disc, but no joy! I tried making labels but couldnt enter any text. Every key stroke resulted in a Windows Chime Sound (alarm) but no entries on the screen? Apparently not Windows 10 compatible. I guess this can be summed up as Roxio discounting their outdated software, to make way for the newer more expensive Video Conversion and Editing Apps that Hopefully function as intended. Actually, I guess its not Roxio anymore but Corel dumping the outdated Roxio software at eye catching discounts. Yes, I fell for it!

It was too complicated for me. I’m not very good on computer or iPhone.

This is the second product I purchased to digitize my old VHS tapes. This is very easy to use. Software is downloaded from the Roxio website and the cord just plugs in to your computer and your VCR. The first product I bought required a CD drive to download the software. My laptop does not have a CD drive. I have had some issues when this program doesnt work, but it is an easy fix to repair the pogram by going to uninstall and choosing repair, taking less than a minute and the product then works fine. If youre looking for a simple way to digitize old VHS, I would recommend. There are also some simple tools to trim the video that are easy to use.

I previously owned a VHS to digital converter that I liked really well, but it only worked on my really old Dell desktop (circa 2003). But when the video card died in it, I tried to install it on my new laptop and it wouldnt work. Thus, I tried this product because I didnt want to waste a lot of money buying an entirely new kit with a VCR which I didnt need since it came with my last kit. Onto this product: PROS: 1) Simple install (pop the disc in and follow prompts, or go to their Web Site and download the software). Plug converter into your computer and (USING YOUR OWN RCA or S CABLE) plug into your camcorder or VCR. (I ended up buying a cable from Walmart for about $8.00 to make it work) 2) Fairly simple user interface: The screen is pretty self-explanatory. Large record button, and tabs across the top tell you which part youre on in the process. CONS: 1) It wont let you change the name of your video file once you have started recording. For several of my first attempts, I didnt see the place to put the name in until after Id started, but it wont let you change it in the program. 2) Progream seems simple enough to use, however, it DOESNT work properly! I successfully transferred 2 tapes then went to do the 3rd one. I have tried FOUR times now. It looks like its recording then when it automatically stops at the end of the tape (good feature theoretically), the program gets forever stuck on the finishing step. I literally let it sit there for more than 2 hours to finish a 30 min video recording and it never did! I had to force a shutdown, which of course lost the video Id recorded. Over and over again this happened. I am so fed up Im ready to return it and buy another one! This is ridiculous and I never had problems with my old one! 3) Video quality is terrible. Again, using the VCR from my previous purchase, which includes the lovely old-school tracking buttons to try to get rid of those annoying lines across the tape, I have had ZERO success it making any tangible difference to the tape quality. And from my previous lovely four attempts on the same video (from 1999), I can tell you how incredibly INCONSISTENT the video quality is on the program! Some attempts were much clearer than others, and i had to keep rewinding to try to get to the start of the tape again and when it re-recorded, the lines would be across the entire thing all of a sudden (when they werent there before) or the video would freeze, even though the tape was clearly still playing behind it! AND, it kept cutting out as though there is a short in the cord. The screen would just suddenly flash no video feed detected even though it was still playing. It was usually only for a second or two, but sometimes was as long as 10 seconds or longer. Ridiculous!! Both this product and the RCA cable I used, were BRAND NEW. I suppose there is a chance that the RCA cable from Walmart was defective, but I have no way of knowing that. 4) Claims to be able to export video files in MPEG, which is what I wanted since I will be sharing these home video files with family who own a variety of equipment to view them on, but that feature doesnt work either! (and my laptop is a year old, so it isnt that) It will only allow me to export a video file in WMV which makes it specific to windows users without a conversion program. So...overall, dont waste your money. Go the more expensive route and get the entire system with the included VCR rather than this piece of junk. If i even bother to try to keep using it, its going to take me another 20 years to get the small box of tapes transferred to digital (if it ever works.)

My experience with this product ended up being so negative it prompted me to write my first review after dozens of successful Amazon purchases. The issue isnt with Amazon or the seller, but the substandard nature of the product itself. To its credit, the product worked well enough for about four weeks, and I was able to successfully convert several VHS tapes. The interface is user-friendly bordering on simplistic. Unfortunately, there isnt much precision when it comes to trimming footage before the final version. The product ended up declining a couple of days ago despite having made no changes to my computer or setup. The software informed me that it was out of date, yet the link to the update did no good. It got to where it would take ten minutes for the program to start up before appearing to work. This time around, it wouldnt save the final product. After numerous rounds of deep uninstalling and reinstalling and uninstalling again, I tried installing it on a 2021 computer running Windows 10 to see if the issue had been the previous 2013 computer running Windows 8.1. It was even worse with the new computer and wouldnt install at all, saying only (and repeatedly) We encountered a problem while installing Roxio Easy VHS to DVD. Whether installing from the CD provided or directly from roxio .com / download, it was all useless. After six hours of trial-and-error among two stable computers, I gave up rather than contact support. Ultimately, there is no reason for anything to be wrong with this product; if it worked for four weeks, it should have continued working.

I have about 150 hours of tapes I want to convert, so I wanted to make sure I got the best video converter I could find with a reasonable cost. After I bought this and set it up I thought the quality was a bit lacking so I then went and bought elGato based on a popular YouTube review. When I tried out the elGato converter it was WORSE. (see side by side frame grabs). I then played back from my tape directly to the TV and realized that the Roxio converted file was about the same as what was played directly from tape to TV - we are just used to HD now. If you look at the frame grabs, in particular look at the grass and the sky. Detail with the elGato is very lacking. Things you need to know: 1) Converted old VHS tape video quality is lacking overall, we have been very spoiled with digital HD and 4K, you will most likely be disappointed, but hey, these are your MEMORIES so it is better then not converting your tapes. 2) VHS tape degrades over time DO NOT WAIT ANY LONGER TO CONVERT YOUR TAPES! 3) Get a good machine to play your tapes back on, the best you can get ahold of anyway. CLEAN THE HEADS before you start, and if doing a lot of tapes, clean the head frequently. Roxio Pros: 1) Less expensive than other popular higher end converters 2) Ez install and set up (6 year old PC running Windows 10) 3) Better video quality than elGato - quality is about the same as playing direct from tape to TV Roxio Cons: 1) I just paid $39, now its $69??? 2) Only audio adjustments when capturing (no contrast/saturation etc) _________________________________________________________________________________ ElGato Pros: 1) Ez install and set up (6 year old PC running Windows 10) 2) Pre-recording video and audio adjustments (contrast, saturation, volume etc.) ElGato Cons: 1) Pretty pricey for what other converters will do 2) QUALITY - that is the whole deal right there. VHS conversion is poor anyway, and this converter will make it even worse. Other info: The elGato converts to MP4, much higher compression than the MPG of Roxio. Check out the file sizes, bit rates etc, noticeable difference and as far as file size. (these are still tiny compared to 1080p HD - no reason to use a bunch of compression and lose detail). Id give it another star if they added more pre-recording controls (contrast, hue, saturation etc) Hope this helps!

Its not a perfect system, but if you play with it, you can get the job done. Trick #1- the Video Capture USB device gets hot, and will burn up. When it gets too hot, the picture quality gets bad. It gets real jittery, and theres no fixing it- letting it cool wont make a difference. I recommend keeping one of those little blue ice packs on it (in a zip lock bag to capture the condensation). Dont leave it plugged into your computer when you arent actually transferring video. Trick #2- if the video doesnt show up in the app, try selecting Record DVD. Once you get the video working, go back and select Record, Edit, Save if you want to save it to your harddrive. You may have to do this several times.