VHS DVD Burner
There are multiple options to convert VHS to DVD and we will go through each of them in detail so that it would be easier for you to choose the one that is best for you.
If you have a combination DVD and VCR player/recorder, which are available almost at any place where electronics are sold, it is almost painless to pop in the VHS tape and a blank DVD, press a few buttons and directly record the old tape to a shiny new DVD disc. If you do not need to modify the video at all then this method is the easiest and most direct.
Just about any video camera can serve as a tool to help you copy directly from your old VCR into a digital format. Usually it just requires hooking up a cable from the VCR's Video Out port to the Video In port on the camera and pressing a few buttons. Each camera works a bit differently, so you should follow the instructions in your video camera's manual for recording from an auxiliary input. This is a very slow process because it is a re-recording of what is on the tape to the new DVD format, but it is fairly simple and requires no additional hardware if you already own a video camera.
Special devices like DVD Xpress or Instant DVD from ADSTech make it easy to transfer directly from VHS tape to the DVD disc. Basically, this is an external device that takes the place of the video camera in the given scenario. You can connect the VCR to the device with a standard red/white/yellow cable and then connect the device to your computer with a USB cable. These devices may be more cost effective than a video camera and a little easier to use.
Most computers sold in the last few years will have the basic system requirements needed for dealing with the digital version of your VHS recording. One should have a Pentium 4 or higher, 1GB or more of RAM and at least 10GB of hard drive space available.
VHS-DVD burner of course, and a stack of blank DVD discs. Some computers do have the combination of CD/DVD drives, which may be able to burn a DVD. You should consult the documentation if you are not sure. In case you need a DVD burner, the external USB-connected models are very easy to connect.
Once you capture the images on your computer, you can use movie editing programs such as Windows MovieMaker, QuickTime or iMovie to manipulate the video as desired, add subtitles, chapters, etc and burn them into your own personalized DVD