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Plug it in
Red, white and yellow cables run from your VCR, camcorder or DVD player into the front. One HDMI cable runs to the TV. The power adapter goes in the wall — no batteries to die halfway through a tape.
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Play the tape.
Play the tape.
Keep it forever.
The Digitizer Starter Kit plugs into any TV with the HDMI cable in the box. Press record, watch your tape play, and it saves as an MP4 file on the included USB drive. No computer. No software. Your tapes never leave your house.
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Three steps, start to finish
If you can work a VCR, you can work this
There is no install, no account, and nothing to figure out on a computer. The whole job happens on your TV.
02
Press record
Your tape plays on the TV exactly the way it always did, full size. Hit record when you're ready and let it run. You can watch the whole thing while it saves.
03
Pull the drive
Recordings land on the 32GB USB drive as MP4 files — the same format your phone shoots. Drop them on a laptop, text them to your sister, or back them up wherever you keep photos.
Every port, labeled
Two sides. Old in, new out.
Nothing is hidden behind a menu. The jacks are printed right on the case, so you plug in once and you're done.
RCA in
The three RCA plugs — yellow for picture, red and white for sound. The same jacks that have been on the back of every VCR and camcorder since the eighties.
HDMI out
HDMI sends the picture to your TV. The USB drive holds the finished files. DC is the wall adapter, so nothing runs on a battery.
What's in the box
Everything you need is included
One box, one trip. Nothing extra to order before you can start.
- Digitizer Starter KitThe recorder itself
- 32GB USB flash driveYour recordings land here
- HDMI cableConnects to any modern TV
- RCA AV cablesRed, white, yellow
- Power adapterWall powered
- User manualPlain English, large print
Starter Kit vs. Digitizer 3.0
Which one is right for you?
Both save straight to MP4 with no computer involved. The difference is the screen and the inputs.
| Digitizer Starter Kit$179 · New | Digitizer 3.0$257 · Our flagship | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | Uses your TV — HDMI cable included | Built-in screen, no TV needed |
| Inputs | RCA (red / white / yellow) | RCA and S-Video |
| Computer required | No | No |
| Software to install | None | None |
| Saves as | MP4, straight to USB | MP4, straight to USB |
| Drive included | 32GB USB flash drive | Premium USB drive |
| Cables included | All of them | All of them |
| Best for | One TV, a stack of VHS tapes, the simplest way in | Working anywhere in the house, or older gear with S-Video |
30
Days to change your mind
Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. Email info@retrovisiontech.com and we'll handle it.
2
Year warranty
Every unit is covered for two years. If it stops working, we replace it.
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Shipping
Free from our US warehouse. We email tracking the day your unit leaves.
Questions we get every week
Before you order
Do I need a computer?
No. That's the whole point of it. The recorder connects to your TV and saves to the USB drive on its own. A computer is only useful later, if you want to copy the files somewhere else.
Will it work with my camcorder?
If your camcorder, VCR or DVD player has the three round red, white and yellow jacks on the back, yes. That covers most VHS decks, VHS-C and Hi8 camcorders, and older DVD players. If your gear only has S-Video, the Digitizer 3.0 is the one you want.
Do my tapes get sent anywhere?
Never. You do the whole thing at home, on your own TV. The tapes stay in your hands and the files stay on your drive.
How much fits on the 32GB drive?
Roughly eight to ten hours of standard VHS footage. When it fills up, copy the files off and keep going, or add a second drive.
What's the difference from the Digitizer 3.0?
The 3.0 has its own built-in screen, so you can work at the kitchen table instead of in front of the TV, and it takes S-Video as well as RCA. The Starter Kit does the same recording job for $78 less, using the TV you already own.
Those tapes aren't getting any younger
Magnetic tape fades a little more every year it sits in a closet. One weekend with this is all it takes.
Get the Starter Kit — $179
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