I have an older Samsung "DVD HR-737" - a DVD / Hard Disk recorder (images below) of which the DVD-R mechanism no longer works (I tried a lens cleaner, but to no avail), so I am unable to transfer the internal HDD's content by copying it to a DVD.
It saddens me, because this device contains a few transfers of some old VHS home video footage from the early/mid 1990's (i.e. not of high quality / resolution), of which I do not have the source tapes at my disposal... I would *tremendously* appreciate any advice on how to import the video/audio into my Macbook Pro Retina - I suppose this will require the purchase of a converter of some sort? Would something relatively low-cost like a Roxio Easy VHS to DVD work for this? I'm including pictures of the available connections on the back panel of the Samsung device. I'm really not that tech-savvy when it comes to video... Thanks in advance to anyone who wants to have a look at this and point me in the right direction.
Front panel:
Back panel:
It saddens me, because this device contains a few transfers of some old VHS home video footage from the early/mid 1990's (i.e. not of high quality / resolution), of which I do not have the source tapes at my disposal... I would *tremendously* appreciate any advice on how to import the video/audio into my Macbook Pro Retina - I suppose this will require the purchase of a converter of some sort? Would something relatively low-cost like a Roxio Easy VHS to DVD work for this? I'm including pictures of the available connections on the back panel of the Samsung device. I'm really not that tech-savvy when it comes to video... Thanks in advance to anyone who wants to have a look at this and point me in the right direction.
Front panel:


Back panel:


