Any other brand will either not be available with the HDD feature, or so old they won't work well with VHS or have electronic reliability issues.Ĭombo VHS/DVD recorders are convenient, but you're stuck with whatever condition or quality the VCR section has, and without HDD you're stuck recording direct to dvd with no ability to pre-edit (cut out commercials, separate TV episodes or music clips, etc).
I haven't used a Panasonic: some people love 'em for VHS, some decidedly don't: YMMV. Avoid Phillips or Magnavox models: they can make unexpected glitches in the VHS copies that you won't see until you play back the copy (that gets annoying real quick), also some of them use a slightly odd dvd format that can prove troublesome later if you decide to copy the DVDs to a computer media server. The older 540, 640, and Sony clones like RDR-HX780 are similar but their encoders are a tad too fuzzy for VHS (recordings come out a bit blurrier). These four Pioneer models have good video encoders that handle VHS input reasonably well: I've been using them for years. This allows much more versatile editing than recording directly onto a DVD, and you can quickly burn backup copies for yourself or other people. You record the VHS to the hard drive, then make your edits on it, then burn the DVD from the hard drive layout. These units have built-in hard drives, which makes preparing the DVDs a *lot* easier. I haven't checked prices and availability in the Canadian used market lately, but if prices have come back down to earth I'd recommend Pioneer models DVR-450, DVR-550, DVR-460, or DVR-560. If you personally find the results satisfactory on a large flat screen TV, "don't worry be happy". These machines get a lot of criticism from perfectionists, but as you say they're simple and get the job done.
8MM VIDEO CONVERTER FOR MAC PC
Most good advice you find here and elsewhere will pertain to Windows PC workflows: if you don't want to acquire a Windows PC to dedicate to the task, go right back to the DVD recorder solution you were happy with before. If you're on a recent Mac running a more current OSX version, skip that alternative: Apple screws with video input OS and hardware support so much nowadays that its not worth tearing your hair out.
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