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Hi:
I have several (8, to be exact) VHS tapes (each about 30 mins
duration) that I'd like to have converted to DVD for archival reasons,
i.e., I'm afraid the content may be slowly degaussing to
nothing-but-snow.
My question is this: Where do you typically take VHS tapes to be
converted to DVD?
I see auctions on Ebay that will do the job, but I'd rather not put
the tapes in the mail. It seems to me there should be somewhere to
get this done locally...
....especially since I live in Los Angeles, media capital of the world!
However, when I look in the Yellow Pages, all I find (and I admit, I
must be looking in the wrong places) are a lot of "Post Production"
type facilities that seem to want to charge an arm and a leg for this
service, i.e., they don't cater to the general, just-a-few-tapes
public.
So:
1. Where does one typically - locally - go to convert VHS to DVD?
2. On average, about how much does this cost?
3. Does anyone have any specific recommendation in the Los Angeles
area (West San Fernando Valley)?
My tapes are fairly old, but maybe there's still time to save them!
Thanks,
Todd
www.wonderninja.com
Buy and Sell YOUR Personalized Services!
Hi:
I have several (8, to be exact) VHS tapes (each about 30 mins
duration) that I'd like to have converted to DVD for archival reasons,
i.e., I'm afraid the content may be slowly degaussing to
nothing-but-snow.
My question is this: Where do you typically take VHS tapes to be
converted to DVD?
I see auctions on Ebay that will do the job, but I'd rather not put
the tapes in the mail. It seems to me there should be somewhere to
get this done locally...
....especially since I live in Los Angeles, media capital of the world!
However, when I look in the Yellow Pages, all I find (and I admit, I
must be looking in the wrong places) are a lot of "Post Production"
type facilities that seem to want to charge an arm and a leg for this
service, i.e., they don't cater to the general, just-a-few-tapes
public.
So:
1. Where does one typically - locally - go to convert VHS to DVD?
2. On average, about how much does this cost?
3. Does anyone have any specific recommendation in the Los Angeles
area (West San Fernando Valley)?
My tapes are fairly old, but maybe there's still time to save them!
Thanks,
Todd
www.wonderninja.com
Buy and Sell YOUR Personalized Services!