This article also appeared in the December 2014 issue of Consumer Reports magazine. Q. I need to convert my VCR tapes to DVDs. Can you recommend a device to do that?—Liss Lieberman, Bay Shore, NY A.

Does this image take you back? Once a staple for most ’80s and ’90s families, it’s certainly been a long time since we’ve seen the VHS camcorder in action. And after the cessation of VCR production ...

At a penny under £50 (inc VAT), Terratec’s Grabster AV 150 external USB 2.0 box looks like something of a no-brainer for anyone wanting to convert their analogue tapes to DVDs or VideoCDs. With ...