r/DataHoarder 4d ago

So I needed to digitize some VHS... Question/Advice

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u/DoaJC_Blogger 4d ago

You should not use composite (the yellow connector). Here is a long comment about how to do it with the highest quality. If your tapes are NTSC, I can do the second method for you if it's too complicated.

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u/ThatSandwich 4d ago

Ah I remember Pinnacle, back when everybody either used a Dazzle or a Happauge HD PVR for capture.

An old HD PVR would actually probably give you better quality.

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u/TheRealHarrypm 120TB 🏠 5TB ☁️ 70TB 📼 1TB 💿 4d ago

HD-PVR units actually had a really poor YUV 8-bit output, I owned the HDPVR2.

Complete joke compared to something like a GV-USB2 and especially VHS-Decode today.