I need to know if the device listed in my emachine called the Legacy Video Capture Devices will copy my vhs home tapes to my computer without anything else being bought or installed. If not... what do i need...I am wanting to do this as cheap as i can.

Cheapest way to do it is to buy a TV capture card, shove it in the computer, tune it into your video, plug it all in, press Record on the software, Play on the video, voila.

What are the specs and model number of your E-Machines ?

Not sure what all ya want to know but here it is...

w3507
celeron D processor 352
ATI radeon xpress 200 w/available PCI-express slot
9 in 1 memory card reader
120 gb Hard drive
512 mb DDR2
DVD+RW 16x double layer multiformat
Network 10/100 mbps ethernet lan
56 k ITU V.92 ready fax modem
5 usb ports

This is what is on the front of the emachine. If ya need anything else you will have to tell me where to look!

Ok here is what your system specs give me for my 'puter![color="#000080"][/color]
Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11
Memory (RAM): 446 MB
CPU: Intel® Celeron® D CPU 3.20GHz
CPU Speed: 3199.3 MHz
Sound card: Realtek HD Audio output
Display Adapters: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 | ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1440 X 900 - 32 bit
:
Network Adapters: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: E: HL-DT-STDVD+-RW GSA-H21N
:
COM Ports: COM3 | COM1
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 3 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 106.5GB | D: 5.3GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 26.3GB | D: 2.1GB
USB Controllers: 3 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not Detected
:
Manufacturer: Intel Corp.
Product Make: W3507
:
AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 081706 GATEWA 7da
Time Zone: Central Standard Time
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: Intel Corporation D102GGC2
Modem: PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP



This post has been edited by roguesblight: Jun 7 2007, 01:13 PM

That is exactly what we needed to know, to capture video you need a video capture card. Your E-Machines does not have one. You can buy either a TV tuner card that will capture video and also allow you to watch tv on your computer, or you can get just a video capture card that will capture video from a camcorder or VCR. You can get either from anywhere around 20 dollars to several hundred.

Thank you very much! One more thing...if ya happen to know if the cord would be sold with the card? Cause there has to be a way to hook the VCR up the the computer, right? And if it doesn't come with the card...then what are they called so i know what to ask for, and how much more could that cost? The tuner would be neat but now i just need to get things from old tapes to my computer! I really appreciate the help even tho they are probably stupid questions!

It is my pleasure to help, as they always say the only stupid question is one you don't ask! As far as the cables I am pretty sure that most of the cards come with a cable to hook up to VCR.