Thats a shame.
I certainly have no sophisticated equipment for ripping VHS, all I do is connect up my old video player to a DVD recorder, and bobs your uncle

Before I got the DVD recorder I just used a mates one.
I know some VHS tapes are supposed to be protected, but iv never come accross one yet, but that issue has been brought up in other posts so I think we should stear clear of that one as it normaly ends up in a fight lol
BTW - DVD recorders are dirt cheap now!... as was mine, and the rips have always been perfectly acceptable for all but the fussiest of users
