Compact turntable for LP into CD format

elsien

Aged parent has seen a turntable she can use to convert her existing records into Cd format and wants one as a Christmas present. The one she's seen is in one of those newspaper offer magazines so probably hugely overpriced.
So can someone tell me what I should be looking out for and anything or any brands to be wary of. She doesn't have or want a smartphone or mp3, so it does need to be able to burn to disc although a bit of future proofing would be sensible if possible. Max budget is £100.
I've seen one on maplins eBay shop for £69.99 but its bulkier than she was after.
Item no 200605186141, sorry cant work out how to post a link from my phone.

penrhyn

Would it not be a lot easier to buy the relavent CDs? At best all you are going to get is scratchy substandard copy of the vinyl.
Or buy the tracks on iTunes or similar and burn CDs on a PC.

elsien

I did suggest that but she wasn't keen. Mainly because of the expense - she thinks replacing a lorry load of records would cost a fortune, and we'd need to check how available her specific ones are on iTunes. Mainly classical and jazz I think. Plus a bit of sentimentality thrown in - copying existing records feels better for her than replacing them all.

closed

ones with built-in cd writers are going to be bulky and expensive

if she has a turntable/amp/pc it can be done for free, but will be time consuming - as will using the ion one you mentioned

Figment

There was an advert for a bucket-priced one in yesterday's Daily Mirror. It was very basic - turntable, pickup arm and power/usb connectors but what do you expect for £14.99

davmail

Look here:

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/electronics/audio/vibe-sound-usb-turntable-vinyl-archiver-including-built-in-speakers/10636303.html?affil=awin&awc=1202_1352649862_45f73dcd6f50da0cbafbf366243faf4e&utm_source=AWin-60612&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin

bob_a_builder

Or you could take the view, you have already paid the 'artist' for the music once already and download an mp3 copy

googler

I'd say the ones to avoid are the cheap Ones in the newspaper offer magazines....

If parent wants to listen at home, why bother to transfer them at all? Just play them. Or buy a new turntable to play them on.

Daz2009

Many years ago I moved all my lps to cd but I had a seperate hi-fi system with a dedicated cd recorder and even then the quality of the recordings was iffy because you got all the hiss and crackle off the originals.
I seldom play them back these days.

An alternative would be to lend copies of the lps she has on cd from the local library...they generally have large collections these days....and burn that to cd,that way she'll not only have a cd version but it will be better quality.