DVD Recorders to replace VCR's starting 2005
Now that a line has been drawn under the VCR, that one large store has announced will phase out commencing in January 2005, in favour of DVD Players. I am wondering what I should do with my collection of aviation stuff going back several years and more! I have two VCR's, one a SVHS, and I could keep one of them but then again should I get a DVD Recorder!
How then do I transfer about 200 video tapes onto DVD discs. Is the connection from the VCR simply vid/aud.out to vid/audio.in? How much can you put on one 4.7gb disc from say a 8hr LP cassette. Is there a shortcut to editing the ads out? I have for example 10 tapes of The World at War, cracking series. Or Test Pilot, or Reach for the Skies, or War at Sea, and many other series, not to mention a selection of many wonderful aircraft from the Discovery series or the F'boro airshows..............the list is endless. I cannot pass them on to my grandson unless I do something so what do those who have done some archiving suggest?
This subject will become one of immense interest in the coming months so we might as well start now.
Your help please.
PPP