VCR to PC... is this a quality device?

[Jeff7181]

Link

The reviews for it look good... but I wanna be sure since it's relatively cheap as far as these things go. Anyone have an opinion?

 

[TourGuide]

You should look here.

Do yourself a favor and get this.

Just a final singnoff here - NEVER base your purchase decision on the misinformed - prescreened "reviews" on newegg.

 

[Diogenes2]

Originally posted by: TourGuide
You should look here.

Do yourself a favor and get this.

Just a final singnoff here - NEVER base your purchase decision on the misinformed - prescreened "reviews" on newegg.

The link you provided at ' Videohelp ' seems to be about a diff product than the OP..

I believe this is what Jeff7181 is looking at.

http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.php?CaptureCardRead=354#comments

Only 4 comments, but they seem to be favorable except for the one running a Celly 667..
Understandable..


I agree with you about the reviews at Newegg.. When I have made negative comments, they never see the light of day..


P.S.

Since we are going from $50 to $250 ( The Canopus card .. ) why not go all the way with this..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814144215

Only $1,209.. Oh, and don't forget , you'll need a rig with 64 bit PCI, also..

 

[Jeff7181]

Yeah... I'm not converting priceless home videos to DVD and need the absolute best quality... but having the audio and video out of sync wouldn't be acceptable like it said in one of the reviews with the slow computer.

Would a firewire device be better for this task than a USB 2.0 device?

 

[TourGuide]

OH! You got me!! $50 to $250 would be a vault on the price scale, but the Canopus card is a GREAT compromise for what you get between price/performance.

Firewire would provide all the bandwidth you need for video capture, USB 2.0 devices seem to be hit or miss when it comes to bandwidth on demand. I've never encountered an issue with firewire.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Yeah... I'm not converting priceless home videos to DVD and need the absolute best quality... but having the audio and video out of sync wouldn't be acceptable like it said in one of the reviews with the slow computer.

Would a firewire device be better for this task than a USB 2.0 device?

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: TourGuide
OH! You got me!! $50 to $250 would be a vault on the price scale, but the Canopus card is a GREAT compromise for what you get between price/performance.

Firewire would provide all the bandwidth you need for video capture, USB 2.0 devices seem to be hit or miss when it comes to bandwidth on demand. I've never encountered an issue with firewire.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Yeah... I'm not converting priceless home videos to DVD and need the absolute best quality... but having the audio and video out of sync wouldn't be acceptable like it said in one of the reviews with the slow computer.

Would a firewire device be better for this task than a USB 2.0 device?

:shocked: If $250 is a compromise between price and quality then I want a complete piece of trash, lol. I'd hate to see what pure quality with no consideration to price costs.