My vhs tapes

what is the easiest way to make a dvd from a vhs tape movie that I copied to my
mini dv camcorder? the movie is about two hours long. I did not do a continuous copy, but paused every 10 minutes so I could get clips.
I know this is a lot of work. Can I skip all this and just buy a VHS/DVD combo recorder that will burn my collection of commercial vhs tapes. one guy at compusa said no problem but the notes about the sonys and panasonics said commercial tapes can't be copied/ burned to dvd.

thanks Sue for the info. I read the article when I got the mag. I finally set an hour aside to connect all the gear and do it. just a lot of work. while waiting for the dvd to complete the burn I watched another movie! I think I will spend the money and buy a dvd. its ok for someone with home movies which does not include me. I am still looking for an answer: can I use a combo vhs/dvd to copy commercial tapes?

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