PORTTA VHS to Digital Converter, Video to Digital Recorder with Remote, Compatible with VHS, VCR, DVR, DVD, Hi8, Mini DV Players, Camcorder, Gaming Consoles (VHS/Tapes/DVD Player Not Included)

Exactly what I needed to convert old Mini DV & Video tapes to a digital format. I’d been looking at sending the tapes off to a third party to transfer the many, many tapes we had but all of the prices were unaffordable. I decided to see if there was a way I could transfer them myself and I came across this. This device was a fraction of the cost of sending the tapes off to a third party and I didn’t have to worry about them getting lost or damaged! You do need a working VHS player or video camera to use with this device (which I have so wasn’t an issue) but worth bearing in mind if you don’t have access to either. Really easy to set up, good quality video (which can be adjusted to suit your needs) and great sound quality too. It does take a little while to transfer the video but only because it is essentially recording from the VHS tapes or video camera tape so if you’ve got a 3 hour video it will take 3 hours to transfer. This wasn’t really an issue for me - I just set it up, pressed record and left it to it. Simple! It’s great to know I now have digital copies of all of the videos from my childhood & of family holidays - Even found footage of family members who long since past and great to know that footage is now safe & secure!

This item is a godsend. I have VHS-C and mini DV cassettes. I fear one day that the tapes will get chewed up, become damaged or they'll be nothing to play them on so I wanted to find a way of converting them into MP4's. I didn't know there was such an item until I randomly checked here a few weeks back. I took a chance and bought it. It's doing a fabulous job converting both cassette types. A few useful configurations in settings but not much to really make a difference to the output quality. Sometimes you can see a few unwanted small effects on the output video of VHS-C's but nothing to make the quality really noticeable that it is bad. Who's to say it's this gadget though because the DV cassettes output is fine. I just wish it had a higher quality output resolution than the max 1920 x1080 so I could test the quality difference. It is worth noting though, this is not an upscalling device so I doubt there would be. I doubt that, if the resolution was even 3250 x 1920, there would be any difference either. I have tested the lower resolution and the output is pretty poor so needs to be set to 1920 x 1080. It will obviously downscale but not upscale. In my opinion, the output recording will only be as good as the cassettes recording anyway. Unless there's a signal at the beginning, it won't record. You can miss the 1st 1 or 2 seconds of a video because of this. I prefer to press record and off it goes. If you lose signal whilst it's recording, it seems to carry on and not stop which is good. On occasion, it seems to get itself in a pickle as it can take ages to save the recording onto the USB stick, sometimes won't save at all. This could be for a number of reasons not associated directly with the device. Most of the time it's almost instant. This device it an absolute godsend in my eyes. No, it isn't cheap but it does the job very easily and does it well. Simple to use and is made of pretty good quality materials. The screen is very convenient because this means you don't have to watch videos on the tv only. Also, I think it's the perfect size.

Great bit of kit. Well worth the money. However, if you do purchase it make sure to follow the instructions. Make sure your usb dongle (quality recommended) is formatted to fat32.

Brilliant! After finding the family VHS collection of about 100 tapes i decided to give this a go to digitise everything. This is far superior to those cheap USB devices that are unreliable and have lag and audio mismatch. This is perfect! Just plug it into the VHS player, add a memory card. press play and record on the devices and wait until the tape is finished. The only downside is that it cuts the recording into segments of about one hours each so i have to go back and join it together to make one video.

Worked well with all my Hi8 tapes played through my old video camera and the quality was great. Better than I expected!! 4 stars because it did not work with my Hi8 tape player even when I got in touch with customer support (who did their utmost) it just did not want to function. Yes a really nice machine and easy to work with.

Great device, which we have used to convert dozens to VHS tapes. Easy to use and output quality is good (considering the input is VHS). Only minor issue is that there doesnt seem to be a way to get it to stop recording when the tape ends, so you have to be around for the whole process.

Highly recommend if you want to convert all of your old home videos onto a memory stick!! My grandparents were desperate to convert all their home videos of family onto a memory stick as they can no longer watch them on the modern tv now a days. I did some research and originally looked to get them converted by third party but the price was ridiculous! I came across this converter and I can say it’s the best thing I’ve ever brought! It’s so easy to use. You need to make sure you’ve got a working video player to put the videos in, plug all the wires in, pop in your memory stick into the converter and basically click go! You can attach your HDMI lead into your tv if you want as you record so you can watch it as a family or just have it sitting on the floor recording as you go about your day as you can see it on the little screen to keep an eye on it. After years of wanting to watch these videos, my grandparents can now take a trip down memory lane for a reasonable price. Thankyou very much!

Didn’t work at all

1時間のハイエイト動画を4mbps 128kHzで録画すると、2ギガくらいのファイルになりました。オフタイマーでセットし、ビデオを見ていなくても録画が自動で終わるので、楽ちんです。買って良かったです。

Bra kvalitet, enkel att hantera och att överföra video till usb minne .Jättenöjd

It is very good device. I recorded 5 old DV cassette. Then I had a problem with my old camera . Then I fixed my camera. It is working now. The manual is difficult to read . It needs much better explanation as I spent one day to make porta to work again after fixing my camera .

ممتاز سهل الاستخدام وتم تحويل كل ما ارغب في تحويله إلى فلاش ميموري يعمل على اعلى جودة انصح بشرائه

Has been a game changer for converting family VHS home movies to digital in one step. Each hour of footage uses about 3GB of storage on a USB stick. The device records in blocks of up to 60 minutes, then automatically creates a new file and continues recording. I would prefer the option to adjust this, as it can split the footage part-way through a moment. The saved video quality is great, and overall it’s very easy to use. Highly recommend. Just make sure you buy a high-capacity USB stick alongside it if you plan to record lots of footage.