Convert your old videos with the Ion VCR 2 PC – USB VCR Converter
If your like me, you probably have a collection of old VCR cassetes and no VCR to play them on.
Well the guys from Ion have the answer with the VCR 2 PC, which will convert all your old video cassettes to digital files on your PC.
This idiot-proof video player allows you to convert long-forgotten VHS recordings into pristine digital files. So you can cringe at your shoulder pads in those homemade vids, laugh at Arfur’s antics in Minder, marvel at Wogan’s hair-don’t (course you videoed Eurovision) and sing along to the Shake ‘n’ Vac ad, without cracking out your soon to be obsolete VCR.
Here’s the specs.
- Convert VHS tapes to digital files to view on PCs, iPods, PSPs, DVD and other media players
- Includes Easy Video Conversion software to customise movies and burn DVDs
- Software allows you to take still images from videos
- Can convert videos from camcorder to PC, via AV sockets on the front of the device
- Works as a regular VHS player for TV playback
- RCA and USB Outputs
- Scart output
- Auto tracking and tape playback
- LED-backlit buttons
The VCR 2 PC USB VCR Converter is available to buy online for about $300 from Firebox.
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May 29th, 2008 at 3:25 am
At last! This is cool. I had almost given up hope. I want one.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
The most important thing is will this transfer bought movies – if not then it is not really much use
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:17 pm
I have VCR2PC but I am having a lot of problems with the “tracking”
which I have not resolved any suggestions
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I’m having problems at the beginnings of tapes – for the first 15 minutes the picture breaks up every few seconds and the sound drops out. Is this the same problem you’ve been having, Mal? I called the Ion helpdesk and they suggested fast-forwarding the tape to the end and then rewinding it, ‘to re-tension the spools’. I tried this a few times but it didn’t work.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:18 am
I’m having the same problem,and this is the 2nd unit I’ve tried. Looks like back to the store it goes. Anyone found a solution the bad tracking?
November 27th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
problem setting up ion vhs to dvd. software loads then crashes system. my computer has usb not usb2 someone says this could be problem. anyone else had similar.when I say craches it made a good job of it, I ended up putting new hard drive in.
Also bought cassette to cd and Lp to cd both of which work perfectly