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| 281352 | 2004-10-15 09:18:00 | Hi I will like to transfer some old VHS tapes to CD ( or to the computer ) , what products do you recommand |
ApeNz (4220) | ||
| 281353 | 2004-10-15 09:26:00 | a VHS player,a TV card,a cd burner Plus the even more obvious....a computer and some blank cd's. If your after a specific tv card,then one of the winfast are the go. |
metla (154) | ||
| 281354 | 2004-10-15 09:27:00 | Just the cables to plug into the audio/video in on the VCR and audio in on the soundcard. And something like a videocard with video in to record the video. Not too sure if it'll fit onto CD or not. It might tho. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 281355 | 2004-10-16 07:26:00 | This unit was reviewed in PC world, I bought one and it is the best thing since sliced bread. You can get one from Ascent Technology http://www.ascent.co.nz/ Three cheers Cam Plextor: For Those With Drive If you already have a rewritable DVD drive, you can save money by buying Plextor's $159 ConvertX Model PX-M402U video capture device. You'll also reap the added benefit of its many conversion options. This model is expected to be available by the last week of January. It improves on its predecessor, the PX-M401U, by supporting the international PAL and SECAM video standards along with the NTSC standard that's most common in the US, according to Plextor representatives. Plextor also says its device is the first to support for real-time hardware DivX encoding, which should dramatically shorten processing time by doing the conversion as the video is captured to your hard drive. Use of the DivX format allows you to put up to ten hours of video on a rewritable DVD disc. To use the ConvertX box, you connect it to a video source (DVD player, VCR, TV, or analogue camcorder). ConvertX includes RCA composite audio/video and S-Video inputs, and it automatically converts analogue video into a digital format. Its full complement of capture formats includes MPEG-1 (used for VideoCD), MPEG-2 (used for DVD video), MPEG-4, and DivX. The unit hooks up to your PC via its USB 2.0 port, a connection that easily allows it to capture high-quality video. ConvertX comes with the popular WinDVD player and WinDVD Creator applications, which are known for their ease of use. The Creator guides the user through the process of capturing video, editing, adding titles and putting in transitions, creating effects, and adding music. To facilitate navigation of your finished video, it also lets you build menus. When you're done with your work, you can use it to burn your final video to DVD, mini-DVD, or Video-CD, using AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, ASF, WMV, or DivX movie file formats. Whatever approach you elect, affordable and easily usable tools are now available to help you save your precious memories. Your tapes aren't getting any younger. |
cmaclean (1851) | ||
| 281356 | 2004-10-16 09:45:00 | > This unit was reviewed in PC world, I bought one and > it is the best thing since sliced bread. You can get > one from Ascent Technology > http://www.ascent.co.nz/ Which unit are you referring to Cam? Your link goes to a catalogue page and I can't see anything there that is of use. Could you post the model number of the item you bought please? Unless of course you were referring to a Plextor DVD-RW but the model would help, or the month of the PCW review. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 281357 | 2004-10-16 10:03:00 | Plextor PX-M402U, Video Capure, External, USB 2 I would imagine.... | metla (154) | ||
| 281358 | 2004-10-16 10:12:00 | I would avoid any USB capture devices like the plague. They work fine on the third Tuesday of every month when the high tide coincides with the number 3 bus schedule. Unless you add some different software, when the rules change again. Other times they are just not quite available ... on some hardware. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 281359 | 2004-10-16 10:57:00 | I thought it was that metla, but then I got confused because the thread seemed to suggest that it was a DVD RW. It was "if you already have a rewritable DVD drive" that got me. I looked at the device on Ascent (it is USB-2) and decided it was a hardware video signal prcessing unit, and one needed a DVD writer and the other item mentioned co complete the package. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 281360 | 2004-10-16 22:20:00 | Thanks for that - I agree with the USB ones i have heard that most of them are bad quality as well | ApeNz (4220) | ||
| 281361 | 2004-10-16 22:25:00 | Plextor PX-M402U - Man thats expensive. Does anyone know of a good PCI one for around $150 , i dont like the ever growing clutter of computers bits accumulating on my desk ( router , Printer , Switch - to name a few ) | ApeNz (4220) | ||
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