VHS Drive for CPU

piercwc · 02-20-2008, 04:09 PM

Hey I'm looking into making a computer and I was wanting to put a VHS Drive in my new CPU Build. I was hoping to be able to play VHS tapes on my computer. Do I need to go XP or Vista to make this happen? Additionally, any hope for a possible VHS Burner made for PCs being developed in the near future?!?!?(fingers crossed)

links to any hardware/software to make this happen would be extremely helpful.

jimkonow · 02-20-2008, 04:16 PM

nah, your best bet is to do a regular build and put in a TV tuning PCI card that has RCA inputs. (Yellow, Red, White). More often than not, PCI tv tuners come with software which you can record the input with.

diduknowthat · 02-20-2008, 04:18 PM

Umm, VHS drive as in an old VHS player? All you need is a video card with VIVO or something like this,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116021

Then you hook up the VHS's composite out cables into the card and it'll play or record through the computer.

As for the VHS Burner...doesn't all VHS players also record?

oscaryu1 · 02-20-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by diduknowthat

Umm, VHS drive as in an old VHS player? All you need is a video card with VIVO or something like this,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116021

Then you hook up the VHS's composite out cables into the card and it'll play or record through the computer.

As for the VHS Burner...doesn't all VHS players also record?

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The video selector doesn't work, compatible with no video editing except Windows Movie Maker, you can only get video through Windows Movie Maker, there is just nothing good about it, the whole design just not right.

Great choice!

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nah, your best bet is to do a regular build and put in a TV tuning PCI card that has RCA inputs. (Yellow, Red, White). More often than not, PCI tv tuners come with software which you can record the input with.

No, your best bet is a TV Tuner with Coxial inputs. I know of no VHS player that is RCA... (maybe there is, but coxial is much more popular in the olden world)

diduknowthat · 02-20-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Great choice!

Yeah, i was too lazy to find a perfect one, that was just an example of a card.

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No, your best bet is a TV Tuner with Coxial inputs. I know of no VHS player that is RCA... (maybe there is, but coxial is much more popular in the olden world)

Wait what? You've never seen a VHS player with RCA jacks? The red, white and yellow jacks? I've personally never seen a VHS player with coaxial plug, even my 14 year old VHS player uses RCA (albeit mono).

oscaryu1 · 02-20-2008, 11:25 PM

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Wait what? You've never seen a VHS player with RCA jacks? The red, white and yellow jacks? I've personally never seen a VHS player with coaxial plug, even my 14 year old VHS player uses RCA (albeit mono).

Let's look at my ol' VHS downstairs... "Tape eater" (wonder where I get that name from?

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Eh... Yeah you're right. Wow, RCA is THAT old?

Coxial or RCA would be fine then

dougland · 02-20-2008, 11:54 PM

why do you want a VHS player on your computer? VHS= outdated

piercwc · 02-21-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by dougland

why do you want a VHS player on your computer? VHS= outdated

Back in the late 80s and early 90s I spent a small fortune on VHS tapes. A little to much money to mention honestly. I have a bitch'n VHS collection so the way I see it, if I'm going to make my dream computer, I at least want to be able to insert one of my thousand VHS tapes into the front of my CPU below my CDROM and Floppy Drive so that I can watch it on my 20" HP LCD. Possibly even record some data onto some tapes too.

I haven't really jumped onto the whole disc craze yet, I'm going to wait and see what shakes up out of it and then make some decisions.

dougland · 02-21-2008, 12:12 AM

well dvd's are goood to start with...

Vestitor · 02-21-2008, 12:16 AM

I don't think that they will ever make a VHS drive that hooks up to your computer. VHS are just to bulky

. The best you can do is just hook up the VCR to something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116620

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piercwc New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Outside of Cleveland Age: 42 Posts: 15	VHS Drive for CPU Hey I'm looking into making a computer and I was wanting to put a VHS Drive in my new CPU Build. I was hoping to be able to play VHS tapes on my computer. Do I need to go XP or Vista to make this happen? Additionally, any hope for a possible VHS Burner made for PCs being developed in the near future?!?!?(fingers crossed) links to any hardware/software to make this happen would be extremely helpful.

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diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,335	Umm, VHS drive as in an old VHS player? All you need is a video card with VIVO or something like this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116021 Then you hook up the VHS's composite out cables into the card and it'll play or record through the computer. As for the VHS Burner...doesn't all VHS players also record? __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

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Vestitor Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 104	I don't think that they will ever make a VHS drive that hooks up to your computer. VHS are just to bulky . The best you can do is just hook up the VCR to something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116620 __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz @ 2.84Ghz Stable (35C-58C) CPU Temp G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 800(Running as DDR2 677 at 810Mhz(405Mhz) Stable GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 AM2 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 hec Orion XPOWER585 ATX12V 2.01 585W Power Supply ViewSonic A90f+ 19" CRT Windows XP Professional 32bit Crysis SP Beta : 20-30fps, Everything High, 1280x1024 -----------------3DMark06 - 9306-----------------

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