VHS to disk

I'm looking at a few boxes of VHS tapes. The players are becoming obsolete and rare.\

Looking to digitize them. I'd like to put them on a hard drive because I believe hard drives are more reliable than DVDs. Once in a digital format, I'd like to have the capability of editing and burning the files to DVDs. Oh, DVDs may also go the way of VHS in a few years. So I should probably plan for the future.

How in the world do I do this? Guess I need a video/audio card for a desktop computer and software. I have a VHS player that still works. Has the yellow, white, red connections for video, and stereo audio. I think it also have an S-Video output,

Comment, suggestions, whatever is appreciated as this is a new road for me.

My husband uses this with the VHS player to the computer, Tony.
You can probably find one that is cheaper.

Video Converter

Thanks Cindy. This will be a Winter project for me. Do you know what file format it saves video to? The specs don't say. Reviews like the hardware but not-so-much the software. I'd also like to be able to edit the video mostly to remove unneeded 'footage'.

You're welcome, Tony.
I do not know what format the video is converted to.
I'll ask Rod if he remembers.

I'm not sure if this is the model BestBuy sells but at the ION site
https://www.ionaudio.com/products/print/video-2-pc-mkii

The included Cyberlink Power Director 9 DE software lets PC users edit, splice, add effects, add soundtracks, subtitles, voice overs and do everything you need to do make your video creations.

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Thanks plodr.