There are external video capture cards. If that is what he wants and you seem to think he does, he should be able to find them at any electronic store or website. My grandson uses one and says it works fine. I have heard different opinions from others. I've never used one. Elaine The most original authors are not so because they advance what is new, but because they put what they have to say as if it had never been said before. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Hello Ema609 On Monday, March 22, 2010, you wrote > Hi Rick... > My good friend who has dissappeared on > vacation mentioned to me > that he bought something for 30 dollars > to transfer the tapes. > I wasn't interested because my 4 year old > viao does it ......... so > as soon as I get a hold of him I will > let you know if you can > wait. > If you have a newish pc maybe its > built in. My daughter > just bought a pc that does everything but closets. > On my pc all I did was connect the vcr to > the pc which does you no > good. I believe you might need a certain > video card if its not > built in. > Ema > This question was asked quite awhile ago on > this list, and in the archives > I > found the below response; however, the name of such a device was not > provided. We would appreciate knowing the type > of device to search for on > the web. > TIA > Rick