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converting / digitising old QPR videos 23:45 - Nov 26 with 6362 viewsPeterHucker


I've got a load of old QPR videos, season highlights and stuff going back to the late 80s. But I've got no VHS player to play them on.
Is there anyone out there who has the facility to convert these files to digital and burn them on to a DVD for me?
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 16:21 - Nov 27 with 5681 viewsCanadaRanger

If you have money...

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5338959.htm#pdpFullProductInfor

One of the reviews says can be used for copying VHS tapes to DVD.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:17 - Nov 28 with 5615 viewsPeterHucker

that looks like it would do it but I wasn't planning on spending a load of money to get it done.
I was more thinkng that there might be some QPR fan on here who had access to the sort of equipment that could do it??
Anyone out there?
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:24 - Nov 28 with 5604 viewsLofthope

To be honest mate, it takes hours to covert because you have to sit there while the VHS plays in real time. I have the equipment but would not be interested in sitting there spending hours converting someone else's VHS tapes at any price.

I think you'll find it difficult to find anyone willing to do this....but you never know.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:43 - Nov 28 with 5576 viewsTripper

http://www.vhstodvd.co.uk/
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:56 - Nov 28 with 5561 viewsHollowayRanger

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:24 - Nov 28 by Lofthope

To be honest mate, it takes hours to covert because you have to sit there while the VHS plays in real time. I have the equipment but would not be interested in sitting there spending hours converting someone else's VHS tapes at any price.

I think you'll find it difficult to find anyone willing to do this....but you never know.


how about dirty movies

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 22:24 - Nov 28 with 5543 viewsqprwpg

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:56 - Nov 28 by HollowayRanger

how about dirty movies


If those tapes haven't been worn out yet, then they probably are not worth it.

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 07:17 - Nov 29 with 5476 viewsToast_R

I have access to a vhs/dvd player and it is meant to be able to perform this copying but the one time I did try this with a football video, it didn't work as due to copyright protection. I'm not sure how to get round this to be honest or how it knows a real video from a blank tape. I tried covering the tab on the video etc but this didn't make any difference. The player knew it was an illegal action.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 07:29 - Nov 29 with 5472 viewsToast_R

I've just googled my issue.

Seems I'm f@cked with what I have in a DVD VHS combo machine. You need a separate VHS player and DVD recorder so you can intwine a stabliser to knock out thecopyright signal which is embedded in the tape.

Bladdy hell, seems 80's technology wasn't quite so crude.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 08:02 - Nov 29 with 5461 viewsStanisgod

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:43 - Nov 28 by Tripper

http://www.vhstodvd.co.uk/


£20 per dvd ! I've got the same problem, with about 12 tapes of the early to mid 80's of all the goals every week, 2 Milk cup semis (taped Starsky & Hutch over the final ), FA cup Final and replay with all the chat. Think I'll live without them at that price !

It's being so happy that keeps me going.

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 08:38 - Nov 29 with 5448 viewsLofthope

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 21:56 - Nov 28 by HollowayRanger

how about dirty movies


The only disgusting filth on my videos is where Chelscum happen to be the opponents.

BTW, it is possible to buy a device which gets rid of the anti copying code embedded in the VHS. I do not believe that converting your own VHSs to DVDs is immoral and probably isn't illegal either if you only do it once for each VHS. You have bought the right to watch the content so changing the format is not actually piracy in my view.

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 08:54 - Nov 29 with 5441 viewsCanadaRanger

Failing that - cheap and not high quality but effective - play the VHs on a good quality TV, and video the TV using digital camera on a tripod.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 09:53 - Nov 29 with 5424 viewsspencer

Agree with many posters above.I use elegato Video capture.I hook it up to my Video is till have, or my old tv Combo.

Im pretty sure you can pick up an old VHS / TV combo pretty cheap from somewhere..and then...it's just a time thing.Try your local charity stores, grand parents or just older people in general.My mum had an old Matsui in her bedroom...Once i told him to naff off.....i took it and still have it and use soley for this purpose of getting my old QPR videos,family get togethers and the old naughty movie
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:02 - Nov 29 with 5418 viewsBuck_Chilly

http://www.firebox.com/product/2605/U-Record-Video-Converter?aff=1108&gclid=CLrE

Cheaper than a combo, you'd have to burn them off a pc though.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:27 - Nov 29 with 5406 viewsJuzzie

There doesn't seem to be a price listed but Snappy Snaps do them. Being a high street chain, I hope they're cheaper than the vhstodvd link.

http://www.snappysnaps.co.uk/services/archiving/convert-to-dvd.php

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:31 - Nov 29 with 5403 viewsRickyDicky

My company

www.edm-solutions.co.uk

Deals with mainly high volume conversion of paper to a digital format , but we do also handle film (8mm), vhs conversion, 35mm slides , pretty much all types.

£20 is not bad to convert a VHS to DVD. We do use the PC method aswell if the customer wants editing , captions, music etc, but price increases significantly

You can buy a VHS data capture/editing system from E-bay for less than £15 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-VHS-To-DVD-Converter

and a DVD writer for £15.

Hope this helps.

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:41 - Nov 29 with 5399 viewsJuzzie

'PeterHucker' doesn't have a VHS player so unfortunatley those cable adaptor thingys I don't think will be of help.


Staying with E-bay, maybe an option is to buy a VHS>DVD machine off e-bay, convert all the VHS's then sell it on E-bay again!

If one is bought for £80 then sold for £70 it's actually only cost a tenner (plus postage and fees)


http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Sound-Vision-/293/i.html


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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:50 - Nov 29 with 5384 viewsRickyDicky

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:41 - Nov 29 by Juzzie

'PeterHucker' doesn't have a VHS player so unfortunatley those cable adaptor thingys I don't think will be of help.


Staying with E-bay, maybe an option is to buy a VHS>DVD machine off e-bay, convert all the VHS's then sell it on E-bay again!

If one is bought for £80 then sold for £70 it's actually only cost a tenner (plus postage and fees)


http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Sound-Vision-/293/i.html


[Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]


Oops, should have read it properly.

Staying on e-bay. TV with built in VHS player are dirt cheap.

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 14:49 - Nov 29 with 5336 viewsWokingR

I have just dealt with www.ontodvd.com who have advised me that copyright is not a problem as you are allowed to make a single copy as a backup.
I am getting them to do transfer some of my daughters old favourite VHS's onto DVD and they seem quite reasonable. Postage is high but they then charge per hour of VHS that needs converting.
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 14:55 - Nov 29 with 5330 viewsStanisgod

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 10:27 - Nov 29 by Juzzie

There doesn't seem to be a price listed but Snappy Snaps do them. Being a high street chain, I hope they're cheaper than the vhstodvd link.

http://www.snappysnaps.co.uk/services/archiving/convert-to-dvd.php

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Just rang them. Tenner a shot. Not too shabby

It's being so happy that keeps me going.

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 15:12 - Nov 29 with 5322 viewsTacticalR

@PeterHucker, I have a Toshiba V-752UK

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews8312.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-V752UK-Video-Recorder/dp/B000066NZE

I haven't used it for at least 5 years, but just plugged it in, and it still seems to be working.

You are welcome to that if you need to go down the route suggested by Toast_R and spenser (separate VHS player and DVD recorder).

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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:28 - Aug 13 with 2686 viewsdigitalguy

i remember taking my mum to a local company to get hers put on dvd a few years ago, i've checked and they're still open, they did a great job and if I remember correctly, they post nationally so it might be worth you looking into. i've attached a link below if that helps :)

https://www.supaphoto.com/video-to-dvd.html
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:37 - Aug 13 with 2658 viewsdaveB

I've got a load of old season reviews that were on VHS and now on DVD, let me know which ones you want and can copy them for you
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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:40 - Aug 13 with 2645 viewsaston_hoop

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:28 - Aug 13 by digitalguy

i remember taking my mum to a local company to get hers put on dvd a few years ago, i've checked and they're still open, they did a great job and if I remember correctly, they post nationally so it might be worth you looking into. i've attached a link below if that helps :)

https://www.supaphoto.com/video-to-dvd.html


Given this topic seems to have been posted in 2012, there is a reasonable chance he doesn't need to use your company by now!

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converting / digitising old QPR videos (n/t) on 13:44 - Aug 13 with 2629 viewsMetallica_Hoop

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:40 - Aug 13 by aston_hoop

Given this topic seems to have been posted in 2012, there is a reasonable chance he doesn't need to use your company by now!


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converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:49 - Aug 13 with 2609 viewsRangersw12

converting / digitising old QPR videos on 13:37 - Aug 13 by daveB

I've got a load of old season reviews that were on VHS and now on DVD, let me know which ones you want and can copy them for you


I would like some if you don't mind please ( would obviously pay you for it )
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