What methods has anyone used to transfer VHS tapes onto their PC to either burn to DVD or post online?

Yes, I've googled a few times but can't seem to come up with results that I'm looking for.

buy a vhs to dvd recorder. you can get one at pretty much any electronics store for under $100

a video capture card?
maybe an external one would do you good.

just take a camcorder and record the whole thing on a tripod in front of a tv.
works like a charm.

My step-dad owns a vhs to dvd recorder, but it's a pain in the ass. I'd rather capture it directly onto a hard disk.

I suppose I'm looking for something like this:

Yeah you'll need a video card on your PC with a composite input. They also have USB converter boxes that have composite inputs, relatively cheap.

Way to answer your own question, Thinker.
VHS sucks.

I just bought one of these:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?gbv...753468368830811&sa=title#ps-sellers

Don't get the more expensive one, the only difference is software. All you need is Windows Movie Maker. It works pretty good... I used it to rip old Acephalus videos from VHS.

"Windows Vista (32 bit only)"

booo! I have 64 bit.

which is why I'm transferring old home movies to digital so they don't continue to suck worse.

I loled at first cause i thought this was gonna a VHS vs. PC thread.

Try going through the list and comparing products, you should be able to find a similar device that will work with 64

http://www.google.com/products?q=usb+video...+capture&btnG=Search+Products&hl=en