How Do You Play VHS On A Computer?
Maybe your TV currently isn’t working or its connection to your old VCR has gone bad–especially the RCA connection for better quality. Whatever the case, it is possible to connect your VCR to your computer so you can play the VHS images on your computer screen. Obtain a video capture card for your computer. This device converts the videocassette’s analog image into a digital image that the computer can read, and it connects to the computer through either the USB or FireWire port. Connect the capture card to your computer. Then connect the capture card to the VCR using an RCA cable. Keep in mind that you will need a video RCA cable, which has three plugs at each end–red, white and yellow. Download and install a software program that will allow you to play VCR images on the computer. Windows Media Encoder and TV Tuner are two examples of such software, both of which are free to download. Open the program application and insert a VHS tape into the VCR. You may need to click a button in
