Best practice recording VHS to digital I have a home video on VHS which I want to transfer to someone else. As I don't have two VHS recorders I am looking into other ways to duplicate the footage.

I am considering two options to do this:


Using a Canon 550D with a 
Sigma AF 18-50mm f/2.8-4.5 DC HSM OS lens to film the footage from a full HD 27 inch TV in 1920x1080 at 24 fps.
Using a cheap VCR to USB adapter to capture the footage directly to the hard-disk.


What is the preferable option in terms of quality?
The best option would be either to send it out to someone that has a good capture capability or invest in a decent quality RCA capture card.  The USB option will work the best of your two suggestions, but it is still likely going to be a decent quality loss (granted, VHS in general may not be that high to begin with.)

The first option is not worth considering as the result would be completely substandard.