vhs to dvd. how do I do it? is there a specific machine or do I connect the vhs to my laptop somehow?

The easiest is to look for a DVD/VHS combo player that records onto DVDs (not all do). These are getting harder to find, but they are out there. The nice thing is that they usually have one-touch dubbing from VHS to DVD - you put in the VHS tape, a blank DVD disk, and press a button. You need to "finish" the DVD before you can play it on other players. I recommend using DVD-R disks.

If you can't find a combo, you can hook up a VHS deck to a DVD recorder using component cables. You just have to start the VHS tape then push the record button on the DVD recorder.

Note: If the VHS is copy-protected, it won't work.

I have three DVD recorders (all Sony --- two RDR-GX7s and one RDR-GX315).

They work well, but blank DVDs that are compatible with them

are getting harder to find by the week.

For a computer-based solution, use a "capture device".

Whatever method you choose,

the equipment will come with instructions.

Read them.

if you have a laptop you can get a usb device off amazon or any computer store that allows video input, you just use that to transfer your vhs to your hard drive and then use software to convert

combo player / adaptor

i don't know