HDMI out from there goes to the input of a j5create JVA02 Live Capture Adapter HDMI to USB-C device, which plugs into my laptop. Bought it at Microcenter and it's working fine so far.

Of course, most VHS players don’t have HDMI output — including the one I pilfered from my father-in-law’s house for this project — so you also need a composite-to-HDMI adapter.

Wouldn't it be great if every DVD drive used an HDMI cable so we wouldn't have to announce when someone else produces one? Panasonic just added a new HDD DVD/VHS recorder to its line of Digi ...