VHS to DVD 2.0 Deluxe
Review by Marie Vesta

I have been watching my old VCR tapes getting older and older, and worried that they would fall apart before I would be able to get them converted to DVD= s. I have looked into quite a few different programs that claim to be the best for transferring those VCRs to DVDs and was not even tempted to purchase the program until I came across Honetech= s VHS to DVD 2.0 Deluxe. I stood in front of the program display rack reading the box and finally decided that this was the software that I would purchase and try.

To my amazement, I was converting the old VCRs to DVDs within an hour of installation. The instructions for installation of the software and the hardware (the converter) were extremely easy to follow.

Everything went well until my third VCR when an error message came up on the screen telling me that this was a copy protected tape. Well, since I made the tape, I knew it wasn= t and so I wrote a quick e-mail to the company asking what was happening. I had an answer within an hour that sent me to their website and where a patch was available to correct this problem. Needless to say, I was very impressed with the tech support.

I was making quality DVDs out of my old VCR tapes as fast as I could run the tape through the machine. What a joy! I immediately sent a copy of certain ones to my sons who were delighted to see their Grandparents, who have since passed away, up on their tv screens and being able to hear their voices again was special also.

I had one old VCR tape that would only play for a few minutes before the tape would break and I had to quit recording. Using the advanced option of this software, I was able to record a few sections of the tape at a time and then hook them all back together to record the DVD. I don= t think I would have been able to save these precious photos without this program.

I would also like to say that the user guide is extremely helpful but as long as you follow the prompts, you truly will not need to use the help or the user guide much for doing this process.

As president of our local computer user group, I would and did recommend this to our members as a way to preserve old memories.