DVD Xpress Video Capture on sale for$49.99 after rebate

[etrin]

Ok I did a search for this and didn't find it..
so please don't flame the nube.
Just picked this up after reading about it at dvdrhelp
I needed some way to move vhs to dvd and this unit is on sale
at compusa for 89.99 with $40 rebate

comes with
Capture Wizard 3.0 ? quick and easy-to-use capture and playback software
Video Studio 7 SE ? robust, full featured video capture and editing software
don't ask me I have not got it yet...had to order online out at my store.

link....
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=310579&pfp=srch1&tabtype=rb

hope this helps someone as much as me to get those old vhs onto dvd

etrin

 

[AnyMal]

is this a pre-ban version?

 

[SearchMaster]

I think you're confusing this with DVDXCopy. This product is legal.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
I think you're confusing this with DVDXCopy. This product is legal.

You're right, my bad

 

[JuryDuty]

Interesting reviews....seems mixed...

http://www.tomshardware.com/video/20040220/index.html

http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?CategoryID=30&ArticleID=8147

http://www.daytrum.com/pctechnology/videoediting/011304dvdxpress.htm

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009YUPS

http://www.vcdrookie.com/eng/index.php?option=tools&task=viewarticle&artid=16&Itemid=57

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/capturecards.php?CaptureCardRead=340#comments

 

[SoylentGreen]

The reviews at DVDRHELP stink.

Great price, but seemingly not worth it.

EDIT beat to it.

 

[JuryDuty]

The biggest problem seems to be that it overheats between 30 min-1:30 min of recording. Someone posted that they opened it up and attached heat syncs and that solved the problem, but it also voided the warranty. Looks like a nice product despite the shortcomings, but I think I'll pass...

 

[NogginBoink]

I have been wanting to transfer VHS movies to DVD recently so picked this up last night. I haven't had much time to play with it, but my first impressions are good.

I did my testing on my wife's 20 minute pilates workout video.

Setup is a snap. (It is, after all, USB.) You must use the bundled capture program; I couldn't get Pinnacle Studio to capture from this device.

I don't have USB 2.0, so was only able to capture at 4Mbps through a USB 1.1 port. I then used TMPGenc DVD Author to burn a DVD.

The resulting video looks at least as good as the source material. (The source tape was in bad shape, however. My wife has done this workout a lot.)

I haven't done any two-hour captures yet, but at a $50 price point, so far I'm pleased with this product.