I have a working Sony 8mm video camera with about 20 or more tapes which I'd like to transfer myself to DVD or other format (as taking it in is very costly). I understand they transfer in real time but that's ok. I also have an older IBM Thinkpad T42 with XP Prof Service Pack 3.
how to transfer from Sony 8mm to DVD or other?
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I am afraid your IBM Thinkpad will not be suitable to do the job as to convert 8mm tapes you actually need a video capture card and appropriate software. If you had a desktop you could have installed the card and software, both will get you to spend the doh. Besides the Thinkpad is essentially a business machine and would be extremely slow for videos even if it had the facility.
The best option that I can suggest to you is to buy a standalone DVD recorder and transfer all the videos to that, it is a very simple setup to be honest. This will also ensure good quality transfer. I am sure that the videos that you need to transfer are important to you, whatever you decide to do you will have to invest a bit to get the results. Of course getting it done professionally is the best option but also the most expensive one.
You can do a search for stand alone DVD recorders and buy one that suits your budget.
Here is a list of such recorders
http://dvr.about.com/od/dvdrecorders/tp/tp5.htm
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An alternative to Quad's suggestion:
One of these
With one of these if you don't have one
With one of these fitted
or:
One of these if you'd prefer the plug and play ease of USB connection
Should sort you
One of these
With one of these if you don't have one
With one of these fitted
or:
One of these if you'd prefer the plug and play ease of USB connection
Should sort you