VIDBOX VHS to DVD 8.0 Deluxe

Ive been able to transfer from VHS to DVD fairly simply, but I havent figured out the advanced editing features yet. Im not tech savvy, so I may not be able to do any editing. The directions are pretty useless. But, the DVDs I made played back on my TV/Dvd player as hoped.

The Advanced Mode is VERY complicated. Dont have the time to learn it much less use it. The Easy Wizard would not work at first, after spending a couple of hours. Had to contact tech support. They werent sure where problem was. They Did spend a lot of time trying to resolve the problem. Suggested I trouble shoot on my own. I Later found an update patch for 8.0 , using Google, that SPECIFICALLY addressed the Easy Wizard problems I was having. Patched to 8.01 or 8.1. Works great now, for simple unedited transfers.

Easy to use. Instruction book is long so hard to read on the computer and too many pages to print. At first it did not wor because my computer did not recognize the right drivers to make it run but the customer service people that I talked to helped me and within 15 minutes it ran perfectly. I love the product

I have used the 5.0 version and it worked fine copying old VHS home movies. I bought this one to use on a computer without a optical drive (cd tray) and could not find online where to download the software. Finally I saw in small print with the link in instructions under the first step. I had missed it earlier and tried to search online. Version 8 has more options, like saving as a media file rather than trying to just burn a CD, and it works well. Quality is mostly dependent on your old VCR.

Easy to install S/W and hardware. Had problems with the VHS conversion but could have been my equipment. Beta conversion to DVD went well after a learning curve. Users guide installs with S/W installation which is handy. Support answered my questions vis e-mail in a timely manner and helped with a problem. Read the Users Guide thoroughly before you start because capturing, editing, and burning can be tricky. Suggest use of DVD-RW when first burning project. Then if o.k. remaining discs can be burned using one time burn DVDs. That way cuts down on bad burns and discs that have to be discarded. Warning: My Sony Blu-Ray DVD player would not play DVDs with title and menus in content. Eliminating them did not bother me but it might some users. Did not try editing.

I knew going in that this product was likely to disappoint, but having read reviews for many of the other similar products, it seemed they all had their fair share of cons, so I took a chance. The bad: This software crashes. A lot. Without warning. For no perceivable reason. I tried updating the software, downloading new firmware, uninstalling/reinstalling, and nothing seems to work. While easy to use, the software does have some blind spots, most notable in the picture slideshow creator. That part of the software is basically unusable due to lack of option for sorting the photos and creating multiple separate slideshows for one DVD. The good: Even through the many crashes, I was able to eventually get my home movies onto the computer and create DVDs from them. I found that if I simply left the software alone and didnt touch the window at all during the download process, it would not freeze. It was annoying, and certainly not something I should have to do after paying $40+ for a product. I do not recommend this product. The ONLY reason I did not return it myself was because I was downloading home movies from VHS to create DVDs for a Christmas present, and I simply did not have the time to return it and look for a better product. Even on deep discount, this thing is broken and a real pain to work with. Its a travesty that something like this is released and continued to be sold. UPDATE: Three years later. Hi again. I just built a brand-spanking new computer with all the bells and whistles. I thought Id give this product another shot (seeing as how I had some more VHS tapes Id like to digitize) with the new rig. Certainly all those old problems were due to my lackluster budget computer, right? Wrong. The same freezing issues persist even now, with a AMD Ryzen 2700X CPU, 16 GB memory, new GPU, etc etc. I said not to buy this at $40+, and its apparently only gone up in price over the years to $75+. You do the math. There has to be a better option. 2021 Update: No idea why I keep thinking this junk is going to work. Its only gotten worse over the years. Now the video doesnt play in the screen on the computer either. Worst purchase Ive ever made.

The USB Box is great and works very well. The Video Editing SW works to edit video. The editing tools are very basic. Much time spent single stepping in frame, and second increments to get to the frame to cut. Makes DVDs that play on your computer, but does not make those that play in a video player. Some how apparently not included.

Well made and was simple to connect to computer and VCR. Operations were tricky and I believe if the company had video instructions on their website would help the consumer to use their product to its fullest. I will have to say, I believe I have actually managed to rescue two priceless family VHS videos by converting them to DVD. Fortunately a friend had a VCR I was able to borrow to make this transfer. Honestech VHS to DVD was worth the cost. The final transfer to DVD played right away on my DVD player. Unfortunately I wasnt able to use their Editing option as it either didnt work or I just couldnt figure it out. The Easy Wizard Mode is very basic so I stuck with that.

Delivered as expected; works as expected. Ive been using the device for 2 weeks. I like the ability to view the VHS recordings on my computer screen as I decide which recordings to save. After I was using it for several hours, the picture failed. I telephoned the help desk and the rep advised that he was aware of the problem and that I should be able to regain viewing the picture by trying a different USB port or re-booting my computer. So far, the problem seems to occur only after several hours of usage. If the problem continues, the Honestech VHS to DVD wont be useful for extended viewing and recordings.

Wonderful video bóx, its Powerful for different old devices, as vcr, camcorder, Betamax, turntable. Etc, and the software its great, and can récord from turntable too for music mp3 files. Was the best choice I did, the video editor its soné kind basic, but you can capture your video in Mpg format, export to Avi or MP4 and can handle with another video editor as Camtasia, or Sony Vega