Recommendations for video capture device?

[ian]

I've got some old VHS tapes I'd like to turn into DVDs. I see you can get small, cheap devices with A/V connections on one end, and USB on the other, and some bundled software. Anyone able to recommend one? Or any to avoid?

Cheers,

ian.

[john]

I have used one of these to capture videos in link below , there cheap but not always reliable, and got a usb pinnacale TV/capture device which works great.


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Dazzle DVC 130 capture device on ebay this would go the job you want.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dazzle-DVC-13 ... 4162225298" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ian]

Thanks for that john. I've seen a lot of people selling the ones in your first link (or copies of it) and whilst I usually like cheap things, I can't believe that a £3 device is going to do a good job of capturing video!

The more I read about this, the more confused I get

[gaztaylor]

Pinnacle do a range of devices specifically for transferring VHS to DVD, the Dazzle is one, Ive had a PCI card of theirs for 12 years and it is still working fine.

[john]

I use the following internal capture card now for doing stills Compro VideoMate S350 Digital Satellite TV Tuner Card with Remote, you can buy it for a round £25 and as composite in , the software that comes with it isn't brillant but it does the job.

The Compro VideoMate S350 is a satelite card, but i only have a single cable going to the LNB so cannot use the sate part of the card.

Pinnacale make good capture devices i used one for ages a USB version was good until it stopped working.

[ian]

Thanks guys, I'll have a look at pinnacle stuff.

[gaztaylor]

That would be the only other thing Id suggest, go for a PCI card, rather than a USB device, they will be much more stable and have a better quality. I use the Pinnacle card for capturing off Sky Sports and I have a Hauppauge WinTV PCI card for Freeview channels.