Thanks for that Neo, my day off tomorrow so will try to get one sorted out
was going to cost £150 to get the tapes professionally transferred so it looks like it will be better value to buy one of these
Blast !! Jessops had to pass their shop on the way to get this DVD recorder thingie, but just couldnt resist their offer on the Cannon 350d SLR camera that was smack across their window .. so got a new camera but still no DVD recorder.. Ahh well next time