These are not component video converters, the red, green and blue connections found mostly on DVD players and early Blu-ray players. There are devices that do that, but that's not these. Even if your laptop has an HDMI connection, that is an output only. These converters won't let you record those signals, only watch them on your TV. The devices below convert these analog signals to HDMI, the ubiquitous connection on all modern TVs. So that means VCRs, the Nintendo Wii, older game consoles like the GameCube, LaserDisc and many camcorders. With one exception which I'll discuss in a moment, that means the yellow, red, and white RCA connectors. These adapters are solely to connect and play older, analog video sources to your modern TV. Here's a look at what you need to get converting composite to HDMI.

The most expensive one I tested, which includes the fancy-for-the-90s S-Video connection, was only $40.

Fortunately, there are a ton of analog RCA-to- HDMI converters on the market, and they're extremely cheap. Many modern TVs have, at best, one analog input. Want to watch some old family movies on VCR? Having a craving for some GoldenEye on N64? Maybe you found some LaserDiscs at a yard sale - they may look like huge CDs, but they're analog! Then you notice that your shiny new TV doesn't have the right inputs.

Analog to digital converter box for vhs