Why is the VHS player not upcoverting to HD?
1698136
not sure but i think dvd loads into the machine and can upgrade but vhs does not load into the machine it plays through the tape in the vhs cartridge so is unable to upgrade .
1698137
A major cable to connect the device to the DirectTv Box is not there. The cables are different than what can connect to the back of the 50" TV
1698138
VHS will not fully up-convert to HD due to VHS is SD material & hardware. Your picture will improve somewhat, but not to HD quality. I hope this will help.
1698139
It is. You just can't tell because there is only so much that up-conversion can do. It isn't some magic wand that suddenly turns 480p into 1080p. All it does is enhance what is there, if there isn't enough there to be properly enhanced you wont see much difference.
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EZCAP.TV 116 USB 2.0 VHS to DVD Converter. Capture & convert video from VHS, Hi8, All Camcorders, DVD player, Satellite TV, etc. Capture Xbox 360/Wii/PS3 in full color. Upload videos direct to YouTube, convert for mobile device or make a dvd. Stream live with Skype, MSN, etc. Supports Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 32/64 bit, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later. (Electronics) This device is ideal for any analog video capturing. (VHS, 8mm...) Having gone through the easy setup and installation, I made my first atttempt to capture one of my VHS home movies. Fifteen minutes into the video capture, the recording stopped and displayed this message: "VIDEO IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED.VIDEO CAPTURE WILL NOT RESUME". Don't sweat it. All you have to do is disable the protection pop-up. Here's the fix. And trust me, it works. Haven't had a single issue since this fix. Enjoy. You have to edit a configuration file. Navigate to: C:\Program Files\ArcSoft\TotalMedia ShowBiz\com.ArcSoft.CaptureModule\ Open "CaptureModule.ini" with notepad. Add "ProtectOn=0" under "[CaptureModule]" and save. If it does not let you save, it is because your pc user permissions need to be changed. Right click on the file, select properties select "security" at the top click on "users" and click on the "edit" box Put a click in all the boxes and click on "apply" Now it will let you edit and save the file.
533577
Wendy, I asked my hubby as I had bought for him. He said I should tell you when we had a problem putting VHS on DVD as it was suppose to do, he could not find anyone to look at it let alone fix it. That said, he also says no, it doesn't record without and external digit tuner. He really is NOT happy with the entire unit and Toshiba. He still gets upset thinking I wasted my money on it and it was the one he wanted.
675905
Yes, that's exactly what I did. I used Elgato Video to convert movies from VHS to .mp4 files then move them to an external HD.
1412794
I've never seen a VCR with an HDMI port... However, tha device simply upscales content. For example, if you had a dvd player with RCA cables (480p), you could plug the dvd player into this device, it would then upscale the signal from the dvd player to 1080p. This is not a means to transfer data like you would with a USB cable - it just up-converts signal.
563170
Donna, did you ever find a solution to this? I want to transfer VHS tapes from my VCR/DVD combo machine as well!
664207
I am able to see video during VHS transfer to disk. I have the VHS recorder out line going into the Toshiba recorder "in" receptacle, and then an "out line" from the Toshiba to the TV. check that all in and out connections are same, that is that each one is the Red, White, and Yellow RCA plugins for example. Also the Yellow video out and in on the Toshiba recorder is separated from the red an white audio in and outs. And of course check that you are picking the correct "video input" channel on your TV (that matches the number or letter where the Toshiba is plugged into the TV)
2084429
I believe that the statement above is incorrect .This device should record HDTV broadcast since it contains an ATSC tuner.However it will not play the broadcast back as HD since the media to which it writes (regular DVD & VHS tape) do not support playback in HD. Ergo you lose some definition in playback.
1780815
No. This unit down converts and records in standard definition and then up converts the playback in HD. Seems counterproductive but my guess is this approach was chosen to put less demand on the hardware. The up conversion is very good and the quality is about 90% of true HD. I would estimate most people would not notice the slight loss of quality.
1366289
Yes, I just bought a Toshiba D-VR610 for my parents last week, and we watched a few VHS tapes without any problems. I was also able to dub them to DVD-R just fine too. Initially I was having problems watching VHS, until I realized that this unit has TWO sets of outputs on the back. Output #1 has a choice of high-quality video outputs like S-Video, Component video, etc., while output #2 has RCA jacks only. At first I thought I could just use the high-quality component output for everything but I was wrong: output #2 works with both the VHS and DVD player, but output #1 only works with DVD. So if you want to use this unit to watch both DVD discs and VHS tapes, you have two options. You can just stick with output #2 for everything (which is what I did for my parents' set). This sacrifices some of the screen quality but it's simple to set up. Or you can use both output #1 and output #2 and route them into two different inputs on your television set and/or home theatre receiver. With that set-up, you'd just have to change the input channel on your TV depending on whether you want to watch VHS or DVD. That way you get to use the high-quality of the DVDs when your TV is receiving from output #1, but also have the option of watching VHS if you switch the TV over to read from output #2. In summary: yes, you can watch VHS tapes, so long as you're using your basic RCA output cables (included) and have them plugged into output #2. Again, the VCR won't play through the other output jacks like S-video, component video, etc.
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i sugest selecting the 480i output on your dvd player and letting your hdtv handle the video processing. but do so through hdmi or component video cables. then let the player do the video processing (upconversion) again and decide which picture you prefer. see the sound and vision mag article "upconversion: facts and fallacies" for more info on the subject.
902934
Yes it does. But since it plays on to TV there is little need to convert to DVD. The quality of vhs is low so other than archiving there is not much reason to convert.
464115
If you are asking if you can burn the VHS contents to the dvd drive, no. The DVD drive on this unit is just a player. Check out Panasonic VHS/DVD recorders. I have one that records VHS to DVD -- it works beautifully, but is very old and no longer available. You may be able to find one from a third-party seller.
975089
I also have the DVD/VCR combo connected to an older TV that is not HD, so I really don't know if it is compatible either. Sorry.
1863277
It was after. The DVD quality was great, but returned it because the VHS player did not meet expectations.
1784413
I won't be of much help. I inherited the DVD/VCR sans remote because a roommate couldn't pay rent and I wanted to stay seated while I enjoyed his stuff. I just sat on Google until I found what I hoped would work. It was a total fingers-crossed transaction.
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.