My mom and dad have decided it's time to toss the tapes. All well and good, but the question is what is the best method of doing so...they want to keep it under $500, and ideally under $300, but I don't see that happening...
The original solution proposed was to use a combo DVD-R deck and dub them, but I'm against that because it wastes the potential it has for data storage/AMV project burning.
I proposed a capture card/DVD burner solution, but the only desktop we have runs Win98, and they have no interest in upgrading it.
My dad's ideal solution at this point is an external DVD-R drive that has RCA inputs built in, but I don't know that such a drive exists. Anyone out there able to make any reccommendations on how to best go about this and maintain a reasonably high level of quality (keep in mind that the tapes in the collection include some that are up to 20 years old and rather worn...)
