Easy VHS to DVD by Roxio or Honestech VHS to DVD or Hauppauge makes the 1212 HD-PVR once you start using external converters designed to work with your computer you have to worry about software issues, storage issues do you have enough space (Gigabytes) on your computer to hold all this video data? are you comfortable using using DVD burning software and managing digital files? so like I said before method 1 here the VHS/DVD recorder is the simplest way to do it yourself but hopefully you found some of this information helpful Here's a tip for all you pirates out there 