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

Ive used several different video transfer systems over the decades. This system is very easy to transfer videos to the computer. As fare as transferring them to DVD, I have not tried that yet.

Easy to use and everyone is happy with the outcome

I have 40 VHS tapes I need to rip to digital, and I hoped this would be my solution. Ive owned Roxio products before, and liked them, which is why I bought this based on the rating and the Roxio name. Wrong choice for me. I installed on a fully updated Win10 laptop, hooked everything up, and the program indicated No video signal, but I could hear the audio from the VHS tape I was attempting to rip to digital. I followed every step in the Roxio troubleshooting guide to solve this, to no avail. Checked all drivers, tried another VCR, tried 3 sets of RCA cables. A few hours wasted. Then I read some of the reviews here, that Win10 wasnt well supported. I had an old Win7 desktop that I fired up and updated everything (to the extent you can). Installed the SW, connected the HW, and in this case, I had video, but no audio. Again, spent a lot of time searching for a solution, to no avail. Another few hours wasted. I suppose that I could have gone through the Amazon chat/phone support, but ya know, Ive built my own computers for over 20 years, installed hundreds of products and peripherals, and helped dozens of people solve their Windows/app issues, and Ive only had to contact support once. I was actually going to try this on one of my MacBooks, but that apparently would have been another purchase. Nope. I returned the item for refund, and have ordered another item which doesnt require a computer at all for capture. Much more expensive, but I need to start ripping these tapes! This is just my experience, and many reviewers love this product. Im truly happy for them, but Im sad that this particular Roxio product did not meet my expectations.

Very poorly designed, their install instructions doesnt walk you thru what you need to know to use the program and is very glitchy! Unable to play DVD from any DVD player on TV after burning to disk from their program! Would not recognize my DVD player/Burner! And of course, Microsoft doesnt feel its compatible with windows 10! I had to drag and drop the file from the desktop on my laptop to my DVD burner that my laptop did recognize and use the Any DVD FROM MICROSOFT to play the VHS video on the laptop, again not on a TV! Their customer service only put in a service request ticket and told me someone would contact me, no technical help at all!

This is product is handy tool for all of my old DVDs

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!

My father was unable to link his vcr to his new t.v. My brother and I decided to get him a t.v. with a dvd player inside. I used this product to convert his vhs to dvd. I have made my dad a very happy man. He now is able to watch all the videos he has purchased in the past, especially when the weather interferes with his dish. He is still able to watch television! Happy dad, happy child. It warms my heart to help him with tech.

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Cant be any easier. Connected USB cable to PC, went to Roxio website to download drivers (updated them automatically), connected VCR, Ran software, pressed play on VCR, Video was shown on PC, pressed record, finished. Played back .VOB file just fine. Zero issues. Highly recommended!

I love how simple this was to use and set up. Step by step instructions once downloaded. I can finally watch old home vhs movies.