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Time keeps moving forward, and old technologies like VHS tapes are fading away. Many of us have tapes full of family memories, but without a VCR, we can’t watch them anymore. These tapes are in danger ...

Does this image take you back? Once a staple for most ’80s and ’90s families, it’s certainly been a long time since we’ve seen the VHS camcorder in action. And after the cessation of VCR production ...

VHS tapes have been a popular format for recording and storing video footage for decades. Despite their decline in use, many people still have valuable memories on these tapes that they want to ...

Back in ancient times, before smartphones and digital cameras, we had picture slides and VHS tapes. And if you’re like us, you have boxes of them stashed away in a closet or your attic. But now ...

Those VHS tapes sitting in your closet won't last forever. And if you don't have a VCR anymore, those home movies are pretty useless. If you really want those tapes to stand the test of time, you ...

Businesses have used video to train employees and teach customers how to use their products for years. If your small business has old training or instructional videos on VHS tape, you might think that ...

This article also appeared in the December 2014 issue of Consumer Reports magazine. Q. I need to convert my VCR tapes to DVDs. Can you recommend a device to do that?—Liss Lieberman, Bay Shore, NY A.

I have an old Sony Hi-8 camcorder and wanted to transfer the footage on the tapes to my computer in either .avi or .mpg format.<BR><BR>I guess a video capture card and some sort of software to capture ...