Does the VHS tape have to be recorded in standard play )SP)?
157771
It should not matter how the video tape is played back, as long as the VCR puts out a standard TV signal the Video2PC will appropriately translate it.
157772
I'm not sure I have an actual answer to your question-- the majority of the tapes I copied were (i'm assuming) in "standard play" - they were mostly two hour videos (recorded on a tape that could have held 2, 4 or six hours) But I did have one tape that was definitely longer than the two hour tape and it transferred fine to the computer. Not sure if this helps!
370116
I believe so - I was converting VHS "C" format & 8MM. Very cumbersome process and I had to find a player that played those devices. Somebody has to come our with a better system. But after ,many hours (dyas) I did get 2-3 movies to come out fairly clean and audible.
8261
No I don't believe that you can do that with this. I think you can record VHS but it does not burn discs. Just a blueray/dvd player. If you want to burn VHS to disc I suggest you check with Walmart. I was in their store; they had a VHS to DVD recorder/player for under $200. I have not found many machines besided this Panasonic that play all 3 formats VHS/DVD/Blueray disc. I have also had compatability issues with some dvd's (real dvd's not bootlegs}.
1855207
I noticed you received an answer about recording in the DVD mode before I responded about recording on the VHS mode. For any number of reasons, often my own difficulty with DVDs, I've snafued numerous times on that mode -- thus often staying with the VHS. I believe, from my experience only, you'll more likely get a recording of your game on VHS, but since you likely have time before the game, experiment with both recording modes to be sure that once you've set it and 'forget it' -- you'll have a pretty good chance of recording your game.
1497014
You can do both, directly to DVD or the computer. If you record your VHS directly to DVD you can not edit the recording. If you do your recording to the computer you can edit the movie (Enhancing the color, bright & contrast, etc). That means that your movie wil looks a lot better.
627473
Yes, the Sony HC-7 will play standard miniDV tapes from other cameras if they are recorded in the normal SP speed mode. I've done it. The HC-7 can also record in SDTV mode.
220456
I have lots of VHS I want to record from VHS onto DVD will this do that will this do that
901489
I assume you want to record from the VHS side to the DVD side of your combo, then no you cannot use it. If, however, you are using a different machine to play a video and are using the combo only to record on, then yes, you can use it.
2074429
yes if your vhs player is connected to it while playing tape and dvd recorder os on record
260185
You can, but keep in mind that many commercially released VHS tapes were manufactured with "copy guard" protection that prevents copying. You can't copy those. If you are going to copy non-protected tapes such as those you recorded off of TV, you should have no problem.
278002
you would have to use the "Dubbing" function to record to a VHS tape. you would have to start the "dubbing" to transfer a program and then stop recording during the commercial and then start recording the program until the next commercial. if you want a DVD of the program you would reverse the "Dubbing" function to transfer a VHS tape to a DVD. the process is time consuming since you will be starting and stopping the "Dubbing" but i have done it.
407183
I know that it supports, uses regular VHS tapes - the kind that I have found in stores and online. But, I must admit that I do not know the above formats and have never heard of them.......
1718315
All modes are available on both. I copy VHS tapes to HDD and from there to DVD after editing on the HDD. I always record to HDD in the same mode I plan to use on the DVD. The DVD burn goes faster without having to convert modes.
1735039
Does anyone know how to get your dvd to change to long play so that I can get more recording time I can't get mind to change from sp to anything else. Thanks Darlene
1188353
Hi Kenneth, VHS tapes should play back okay using the Sony SLVN750 player. -Vincent
1283138
If the machine can play the VHS tape, it can record it on DVD. If you can buy a DVD of the copy-protected item for a reasonable price, you're probably going to be happier with the result. The system has operated quite satisfactorily for all the transfers I've done.
656775
Yes and yes as long as you can play the tape on your player (VCR, camcorder, DVD player, Tivo, and so on). It's not media or cassette type that is important. As this product comes with a digitizer, you can capture almost everything that has video output via RCA (yellow, red, & white) or S-video. Some camcorders only have RCA with yellow (video) and white (sound), which should work as well. I tried capturing PS3 game playing as video on this product, and it worked wonderfully.