VHS to Digital Converter, Video to Digital Recorder with Remote, Compatible with VHS, VCR, DVR, DVD, Hi8, Mini DV, Gaming Consoles (VCR, VHS/DVD Player, Camcorder Required)

If you have old VHS tapes sitting around collecting dust, I would highly recommend getting them transferred sooner rather than later. Tapes do not last forever. They deteriorate over time, they can get sticky, they can jam your machine, and worst case, they can ruin your VCR heads. The earlier you transfer them, the better chance you have of preserving those memories without issues. Originally, I thought about getting one of those basic video capture devices that connects to a computer. But honestly, this unit is so much better. The fact that you can actually see what you are recording on the screen while it is happening makes a huge difference. It gives you peace of mind that everything is working correctly and nothing is cutting out halfway through. One thing to note is that it does not have built in storage. You will need your own USB drive or TF card to save your recordings. That is not a deal breaker for me, just something to be aware of. It does have HDMI out, so you can connect it to a modern TV and preview everything easily. I also love that it supports multiple inputs. You get standard RCA connections for most VHS, Betamax, or camcorders, and it even includes S Video input for higher end players, which gives better quality. It also comes with the cables, power adapter, and even a remote, which is refreshing since a lot of products these days skip the power block. It records in 1080p, which is more than enough. VHS quality is nowhere near 1080p anyway, so you are basically capturing the maximum possible quality from the source. For anyone serious about preserving old family memories without needing a computer setup, this is a super convenient and easy solution. I am excited to start transferring a whole stack of old tapes and finally get them backed up safely.

For Years I have been looking for a way to transfer my videos that would not cost me an arm and a leg to get done. And so far, the Portta Digital Converter has done a great job at transferring. I tested one Video I converted years ago I did through a computer connection and the Portta copy came out much clearer. It looked just like had taken the video yesterday. I also like the way how it is designed and how easy it is to operate. The sound quality is also pretty good. Plus, you won't have to worry about battery life and it's not too big and comes with most of the cables you need to power it up. The Portta VHS to Digital Converter is an Excellent buy for the price. I forgot to mention it come with a remote.

This converter is exceptional. Since I received it, I have transferred 35 8mm video tapes to digital. It works perfectly. It's very easy to set up and the instructions (though not extensive) make sense. I would certainly recommend this to anyone else.

Works as advertised. Simple and easy to use.

This is a fantastic little digitizer. I have spent at least 18 hours using it and it does very well. I have digitized both VHS and Hi8 using the S-video line. The playback quality is really good, there is no issue with videos with a lot of motion getting blurry like I had with my older computer based digitizer. Keep in mind this does not upscale but it does give you options to change sample rate and resolution of the capture of the device itself which is very nice....there is no degrading between the media on tape to the digitized media which is great. The only issue I have ran into is that some old VHS tapes would have a space that would have data rot and the digitizer would try to sense if the media was NTSC or PAL at that moment and stop recording....this only happened a few times but wasn't a problem since I was monitoring recordings the whole time. Some other great things about this digitizer is that it has a great little internal monitor screen with speaker so you can use this box alone with the VCR or Camcorder or you have the option to plug it into HDMI and actually watch it on a tv while you digitize. I put a 512GB TF card in mine but found it was best to transfer data off TF card after every tape to not get confused of data on card...i don't believe you can rename files on device itself so can get messy with lots of tapes digitized. Each VHS tape is around 10GB of data so you can use a much smaller TF card than what I bought. Overall, I am extremely pleased with this digiter for the money and its very simple to setup and use. Your results may vary based on your VHS data or the VCR you use but my results with S-Video has been very pleasing.

WARNING—while I still love the product which has been working great, be forewarned that after about 2 weeks I had problems saving my videos. The device said my recording was saved, but it would not play from the USB to my computer. It said the recording was not compatible. I wrote to the tech support email. They NEVER answered. After a day or two of experimenting, I figured out that although my USB had over 200 GB of storage, much of which was still unused, the recording device would only record to a little less than 128GB. Reading the description again on Amazon, it does mention 128GB, but it isn’t clear that it is the limit of the recorder’s capacity to transfer to the USB. I have been using this item to the lower capacity since figuring this out with no issues to capture videos off my camcorder from 20 years ago, and the quality of the recordings are great! Just don’t waste your money using USB’s that are greater than 128GB. They play in my computer and my tv, and watched with no problem. The only other glitch is that once I rename my videos, I end up with 2 versions of each video, one that was so short that it didn’t even play, and the other perfect. I don’t know if it’s the converter or the USB and the fact that I renamed the videos. But whatever. I just put the unplayable videos in the trash and kept the perfect versions. BUT IF YOU EXPERIENCE ISSUES, you probably won’t get any help.

Easy to set up and use

1時間のハイエイト動画を4mbps 128kHzで録画すると、2ギガくらいのファイルになりました。オフタイマーでセットし、ビデオを見ていなくても録画が自動で終わるので、楽ちんです。買って良かったです。

Bra kvalitet, enkel att hantera och att överföra video till usb minne .Jättenöjd

It is very good device. I recorded 5 old DV cassette. Then I had a problem with my old camera . Then I fixed my camera. It is working now. The manual is difficult to read . It needs much better explanation as I spent one day to make porta to work again after fixing my camera .

The device is doing what it is supposed to. Convenient and simple. It failed after a few weeks of intense work, but - the best part - after a few e-mails the vendor just sent a new device. So - a good device and a good service. Recommended!