VHS To DVD 4.0 Deluxe [OLD VERSION]

by Honest Technology

Product Features

• Simple, one-stop solution
• Upload to YouTube
• Choose among lists of menus
• Convert to digital files and transfer to iPods or MP3 players
• View on video iPod

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001VPGBCO
• Item model number: VDD4M
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 14, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,428 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #49 in Software > Video & Music > DVD Viewing & Authoring

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

VHS to DVD(TM) Deluxe 4.0 includes a USB 2.0 Video Capture Device, a USB cable and software to convert analog video to digital, or reformat digital video, for recording on DVDs. PC users can either use the capture device interface or connect their digital video cameras and players to their PC to store the video. The VHS to DVD Deluxe 4.0 software formats the video for DVD players, Blu-ray Disc players and recording devices. It also supports converting HDTV quality video formats including: HDV, VHS, C-VHS, Beta and other video and audio formats to DVD and Blu-ray DVD.

Product Description

Honest Technology VHS to DVD 4.0 Deluxe VDD4M Business Management Software

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great, May 28, 2009

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C. A. Spellman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VHS To DVD 4.0 Deluxe [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I have searched long for a good transfer mechanism to get my old video tapes transferred and this does a moderately good job of it. Be forewarned though, this sort of transfer uses a LOT of CPU resources. If your machine is not up to snuff it won't even matter how good the medium is. I have WinVista and a Core 2 Duo processor with 3 GB of DDR2 RAM and during the capture process the machine uses virtually all the processors resources. You will likely encounter some stuttering in both video and audio quality but you have some measure of control over quality so can reduce this by downgrading your settings. If going from VHS straight to WMV the quality will suffer from lots of stutter. I found its best to import VHS as MPEG (DVD Single Layer) and you can always then edit this for things like YouTube, etc.
This is an extremely EASY device to use so if you are in the market for something simple and hassle-free this is a great product. Its not as versatile as some others out there but for its price it gets the job done.

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to install and use., September 5, 2009

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David Stevenson "Dave" (Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VHS To DVD 4.0 Deluxe [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I was concerned that my desktop HP PC with only 1GB of memory running Vista could keep up with recording using the capture device. So, I set up a special userid just for the conversion process with a stripped down desktop. It had no trouble converting a camcorder created VCR tape to the single sided DVD format. There was a little skipping problem when recording directly to WMV format on a two hour tape. I ended up converting more than 15 two hour tapes to DVD using the highest quality (best), which only holds 1:09 on each disk.

Overall, I am very satisfied with VHS to DVD 4.0. Anyone considering using this software should keep in mind that the conversion process is slow and requires patience, but the price is right vs. having a using a professional service. If you just have one or two tapes to convert, then this software would not be cost effective.

Pros:
1. Easy installation and registration
2. Easy to understand panels.
3. Comes with quick start booklet and detailed instruction book (pdf).

Cons:

1. On the "Burn" screen there is no option to create multiple copies of the same DVD. The process must be started over again for each copy, which takes time before the burning actually begins.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VHS to DVD, October 30, 2009

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Old Fella "Sib" (Montgomery, Alabama) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: VHS To DVD 4.0 Deluxe [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Tried to work for a number of years with a Roxio product to get my VHS tapes and home movies into my computer so I could edit them and put them on DVDs. Nearly every time I went to start the process, I'd either have to make changes to my computer or clean install the Roxio product to make it work. What a hassle! The VHS to DVD 4.0 Deluxe, while not a fancy or as complete a product as I might wish, has proven to be a delight. No problems at all with transferring the video to my computer. As it doesn't have many of the editing features I might wish, I do use another software product to final edit my films and burn them to DVD. However, I'm now able to get transfer the video to my computer easily and quickly -- something I was never able to do with the Roxio product. Wish I'd have found this product a couple of years ago. Would certainly have avoided a lot of pain and frustration!