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title: "Vhs to Dvd Recorder — $41K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **vhs to dvd recorder**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 10Growth 16Conversion 4Competition 55Returns 20Price range 9Avg price 41Brand share 39Review moat 70Quality gap 95
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****4.0★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Good****680.54**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****52%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Okay****$231.60**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****81%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Bad****6.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Bad****-17.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****$41K**
$41K/yr · 60K searches
**Price range**
**Bad****$56.36–$567.38**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, vhs to dvd recorder is a $41K/yr Amazon United States market (60K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **vhs to dvd recorder market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$58K–$116K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#33**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **54%**
- **Sponsored**
- **54%**
- **Out of stock**
- **20.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **93 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **167 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**11 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**64**
**Top-5 brand share**
**81%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**52%**
Top 20: 90%
**Open market**
**11%**
- Portta25% - TOSHIBA16% - Clariviews15% - Sony14% - Panasonic11% - Magnavox8% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/vhs-to-dvd-recorder/trend)
## **Top vhs to dvd recorder search terms**
- **vhs to dvd recorder**23K/yr-19.4%0.4% conv. - **vhs recorder**13K/yr-6.3%0.3% conv. - **vhs to dvd recorder vcr combo**6K/yr+18.9%0.9% conv. - **vcr recorder**7K/yr-23.9%0.4% conv. - **vcr dvd combo player recorder**5K/yr-22.4%0.1% conv. - **dvd recorder vcr combo**3K/yr-64.5%0.7% conv. - **vhs dvd combo player recorder burner**1K/yr-18.6%0.0% conv. - **vhs player recorder**1K/yr-42.8%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/vhs-to-dvd-recorder/search-terms)
## **Top vhs to dvd recorder products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%$2K10%$4K15%$6K20%$8K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Portta VHS to Digital Converter Video to Digital Recorder with Remote Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Gaming Consoles (VCR VHS/DVD Player Camcorder Required)**Portta**$124.78**4.5★1,877 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8XGYZ8L) [2**Sony VHS to DVD Recorder VCR Combo w/Remote HDMI**Sony**$332.50**3.4★111 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082F5D4K6) [3**Toshiba VHS to DVD Recorder VCR Combo w/ Remote HDMI (Renewed)**TOSHIBA**$366.24**4.0★105 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M3ZGY6Y) [4**Panasonic DMR-ES35VS DVD Recorder / VCR Combo with DV Input**Panasonic**$246.17**4.0★109 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F4EJH6) [5**Magnavox VHS to DVD Recorder VCR Combo w/ Remote HDMI (Renewed)**Magnavox**$329.97**4.0★113 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M3X42D5)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**VHS to DVD Recorder DVD Recorder withHDMI & AV Input Record from VCR Hi8and Camcorder to DVD USB SD or HDDNo PC Needed**Clariviews**$218.44**3 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX483Z3R) [**Qonakism VHS to Digital Converter with 4 HD Screen Video Capture Recorder Convert to MP4 Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Camcorders Retro Consoles(Tapes/DVD Player Not Included)**Qonakism**$92.25**46 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G338VGZX) [**Portta VD20P VHS to Digital Converter with 5 HD Screen Video Capture Recorder Convert to MP4 Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Gaming Console (VCR/VHS/DVD Player/Camcorder Required)**Portta**$179.50**118 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2BN624Q) [**VHS to DVD Recorder VCR to DVD Recorder-Convert Photos and Videos Between VHS VCR Memory CardDVD and USB. Phone can use a Free app to Burn Videos and Photos Also has TV Recording Function**Clariviews**$272.51**7 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX53LVF6) [**VHS to DVD Recorder DVD Recorder with HDMI & AV Input Convert VHS VCR Hi8 and Camcorder to DVD USB SD or HDD No PC Needed 4.3 LCD Preview Phone Video/Photo to DVD/USB/SD/HDD App Copy**Clariviews**$219.34**11 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX44QN66)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**VHS to DVD Recorder VCR to DVD Recorder-Convert Photos and Videos Between VHS VCR Memory CardDVD and USB. Phone can use a Free app to Burn Videos and Photos Also has TV Recording FunctionBlack**Clariviews**$275.88**4.2★**▲ 230%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX3VCHZB) [**Qonakism VHS to Digital Converter with 4 HD Screen Video Capture Recorder Convert to MP4 Compatible with VHS VCR DVR DVD Hi8 Mini DV Camcorders Retro Consoles(Tapes/DVD Player Not Included)**Qonakism**$92.25**4.5★**▲ 206%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G338VGZX) [**VHS to DVD Recorder DVD Recorder withHDMI & AV Input Record from VCR Hi8and Camcorder to DVD USB SD or HDDNo PC Needed**Clariviews**$218.44**1.0★**▲ 177%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX483Z3R) [**Panasonic PV-9450 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR**Panasonic**$160.81**3.9★**▲ 176%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000J3ZS) [**VHS to DVD Recorder DVD Recorder with HDMI & AV Input Convert VHS VCR Hi8 and Camcorder to DVD USB SD or HDD No PC Needed 4.3 LCD Preview Phone Video/Photo to DVD/USB/SD/HDD App Copy**Clariviews**$219.34**4.4★**▲ 165%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX44QN66)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about vhs to dvd recorder**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Use**28%
*“EASY TO USE”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Good quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“As advertised”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Great value”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“the functionality of the device itself is decent as well”*
**Assembly/Installation**5%
*“Easy set up”*
**Data Transfer Speed**3%
*“So nice to be able to SEE what is transferring”*
**Display Resolution**2%
*“The display is easy to read”*
**Design-Overall**1%
*“The product's design fits well”*
**Compatibility-Overall**1%
*“It was compatible with my video camera”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**20%
*“Didn't work”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Poor quality”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“Owners manual is extremely unhelpful”*
**Durability**5%
*“Stopped working after 3 uses”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Not what I thought”*
**Charging**5%
*“Not chargeable”*
**Audio Quality**4%
*“Only audio would go through”*
**Product Condition**3%
*“I believe the seller has refurbished this product”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“I wouldn't purchase at this price”*
**Battery Life**3%
*“was unable to use it because the battery was dead so not easy to use if youre not familiar with electronics”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**20%
**Compatibility-Overall**16%
**Connectivity-Overall**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Quality-Overall**5%
**Value For Money**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
**Camera Quality**4%
**Image/Picture Clarity**3%
**Audio Quality**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is vhs to dvd recorder profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $41K/yr across 28 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
- **How competitive is the vhs to dvd recorder niche?**
- 11 brands and 64 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in vhs to dvd recorder?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 6.4% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for vhs to dvd recorder peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the vhs to dvd recorder niche?**
- Listings span $56.36–$567.38; the average listing price is $231.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 681 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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