Ed, thanks for that. I've got a lot of old VHS news programs, etc., of me that I'd like to transfer to DVD. It didn't occur to me it could be done so cheaply.
Pamela On Apr 8, 2013, at 10:43 PM, Edward Angel <an...@cs.unm.edu> wrote: > Unable to find a VHS player to buy, I bought a refurbished VHS/DVD recorder > from Best Buy for about $100 which works fine for transferring VHS to DVD. > > Ed > __________ > > Ed Angel > > Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab) > Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico > > 1017 Sierra Pinon > Santa Fe, NM 87501 > 505-984-0136 (home) an...@cs.unm.edu > 505-453-4944 (cell) http://www.cs.unm.edu/~angel > > > On Apr 8, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Russell Standish wrote: > >> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 07:40:48PM -0600, Steve Smith wrote: >>> I saw recently on one of my rare visits to either WalMart or >>> Walgreens someone sitting at a console almost like a video-game >>> machine or a do-it-yourself blood-pressure kiosk, scanning >>> photographs onto (I assume) CD. There was a slot for sliding in >>> photos, another for negatives and I presume one for slides? I also >>> saw a slot for VHS tapes... I didn't linger, but it looked like >>> this self-service Kiosk (had a credit-card reader) was designed for >>> folks with no ability or inclination to rig/wire/mangle up the right >>> gear to their computer to get their family "jewels" digitized. >>> >>> I didn't notice pricing, but it had to be commodity-based or who >>> would use it? >>> >>> I know this probably doesn't help you "down under" but then again, >>> maybe there are similar services about in Oz? >>> >> >> I haven't seen any, but I'll keep an eye out, it could be useful, >> depending on how fast they are. >> >> Companies specialising in VHS transfer and Cine film transfer do >> exist. I've used them for cine film, as I have relative small footages >> in that format, but they're too expensive for VHS :). >> >> Cheers >> >> -- >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) >> Principal, High Performance Coders >> Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au >> University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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