Problem Copying VHS Tapes to Hard Drive or DVD

[NCPRIUS]

I'm using a new SONY VGC RA842G computer (Media Center) and an old (6+ yrs) VHS tape player. The tape player only has 2 outputs: Cable and RCA Jacks, eg., white, yellow and red. Neither input type is often recognized by the computer - or - when it occasionally recognizes one of them the video will play/record for a few minutes/seconds and then the Program freezes. I have tried "Click to DVD", "Cyberlink's Power Director" and Windows Media Center Recording. I know the computer is pretty much state of the art so it must be me doing something wrong. Any ideas what? Thanks.

[TechZ]

What kind of Video Input do you have in the Media Center pc of yours?

If you are planning to do alot of VHS tapes, might I suggest getting a decently priced NEW vhs player? or there are dedicated devices (I'm sure HP makes one) that are designed especially for VHS-->DVD Convertions.

[Ridgerunr]

You need to have decent capture hardware such as:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102352

or:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116616

And,of course, software that supports capturing video.

The VCR is use is a JVC that's about 8 years old. I have salvaged more than 50 of my old VHS tapes using it and capturing with my ATI All In Wonder video card...

[NCPRIUS]

Thanks for all the help but I gave up and bought a new combo DVD/VHS recorder to solve my problem. You would think that a state-of-the-consumer-art big horsepower machine like the VGC RA 842G would record from VHS so it must be operator error. Thanks again for your responses!