I cleaned out a cabinet a few years ago and found a stack of old Super 8 tapes. I’ll never forget the way Mom’s face lit up after I digitized videos of her late brother Harold Jr.’s wedding.

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Transfer VHS to digital and keep that warm VHS nostalgia alive. This guide shows how to turn VHS tapes to digital files you can watch, share, and safely back up.

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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 ...

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.

Plenty of people chronicle their lives in pictures and videos, but changing times have also led to changing formats. A lot of families have captured important moments on film and VHS, but who even ...

Family memories are priceless, but once you convert your family’s home videos to digital, it’s apparent how expensive they can be. Changing technology has left many with home videos that are unable to ...

Do you have a stack of Video-8 tapes gathering dust, filled with cherished memories waiting to be relived? We understand the importance of preserving those precious moments, which is why we've ...

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If National VCR Day has you wondering what to do with your old VHS tapes, look no further. Since the popularity of DVDs — and especially now, in the age of streaming — VCRs aren’t the primary way for ...

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