DVD-VHS combo

A so-called DVD-VHS combo , also known as a 'DVD-VHS combo device', is a product of the electronic entertainment industry that combines the two dominant video media of the last 15 years in one device: the VHS video cassette and its successor, the DVD ( Digital Versatile Disc). Most devices have the ability to dub in both directions; H. VHS videos on DVD-R media and DVDs on blank VHS tapes. However, there are also combination devices that consist of a VHS recorder and a DVD player; so play both, but can only record on VHS.

In the case of devices in the higher price segments, a hard drive is often integrated that can be used to record from both media and vice versa.

Most DVD-VHS combination devices only offer a composite video connection or a composite signal via Scart and not a higher-quality RGB connection, as is now standard with DVD players.

Future prospects

VHS recorders can still be found in many households, but sales of new devices have fallen sharply. Corresponding combination devices offer the possibility of copying old VHS cassettes onto more manageable DVDs and thus saving the material in digital form for the future. Even if the DVD is replaced one day, digital videos can be copied without loss.