is there a cheap way to hook up a vcr to a computer?

Question

a/v usb converter
a/v extension cables
sound card
video card
combination of a/v extension cable to usb

Answer 1

Yes, if cheap means from $50 to $90.
That is the going price for most capture cards.

This is a list of options & prices of my prefered brand :

http://www.nextag.com/Hauppauge/search-html

These devices will process the huge amount of data from video files using their own onboard CPU. This avoids taxing the processor on your computer.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815100112 try this it comes with good software.

Answer 3

try s-video if it has one