I am using a (i think) panasonic, dvd-vcr combo that is about 3 years old and i get pretty decent results. Also one other this to remember no matter how good of a vid cap card, vcr, or cables you have. If the vhs tape is garbage then your final result will be garbage. I have run into a couple of my old tapes where the quality has degraded so much over time only a real fanwould be willing to watch some of it.