Well yes, but that’s the problem with VHS tapes :)

Realistically, this seems at least an order of magnitude cheaper than any option with comparable quality, and VHS players can be found for much more money and way more easily than a Time Base Corrector (whose output you will still need to digitize somehow)

If I get this correctly, you’re using the RF input to get the whole magnetic signal on the tape, which would include the audio track