Editorial Review

Have you ever felt limited, or even cheated, by your computer display? With the StarTech.com VGA2NTSCPRO High-Resolution PC/VGA to TV Converter with Remote Control you can finally get what you deserve. The VGA2NTSCPRO accepts your computer's VGA signal and converts the graphics data into TV video format (composite, S-Video, and analog RGB for SCART implementation). With great video quality as well as zoom, freeze, and numerous other adjustable functions, the VGA2NTSCPRO is the ideal tool for synchronizing your monitor and television screens. Now you can transmit your computer video output onto your television screen for exciting, full-color productions.Read more

Features

• Plug and Play pure hardware design that automatically detects the scan rate and resolution of the incoming graphic signals without the use of software
• Compatible with any PC/Mac®/Sun® computer
• Easy to operate though push buttons, remote, and on-screen displa
• Easy-to-use plug-and-play hardware
• Provides simultaneous display on both TV screen and PC monitor

Reviews (2)

Easy setup and operation...few complaints
I just ordered this and tried it out using my laptop and large screen projection TV in my subdivision clubhouse. It is the perfect solution to conducting training and powerpoint presentations without the need for an expensive PC projector. Easy setup and operation. Only complaint is the short monitor cable and composite cable. I highly recommend this product.

Not exceptional for Video or Games
This is an ok video converter, but if you're looking to play video on your TV and have it look the same as it would on your computer, you'd probably be better off getting a nice video card with a TV-OUT port.(or just moving your monitor into the living room) The recommended use on the Startech website is presentations, which it would excel in if you have a large television. The problem with playing video on your PC to your TV it is that the picture 'folds' over itself every once in a while, like a flipbook with a couple pages missing every once in a while. The length of the cords that they include also remind me that I bought this thing for all the wrong reasons. Your television must only be six feet away from your computer(which is not true in the average home). The remote included is tiny(about the size of a letter opener) and the buttons are not easy to press. And believe me, you'll need the remote: every time you plug it in you need to adjust the V and H positions and stretches. Also it is a weak infrared remote, meaning you must practically be 5 feet away for it to give a signal. And forget about putting sound through, it's only for video. Also, when you hook your monitor up through the monitor port on this thing, it gives out a very degraded signal that makes your monitor look like it has a thin layer of fog and bars in front of it. But for the price its ok: it gives out crisp, full color conversions on your television and the fact that you need no software is a huge plus. ... Read more

Features

• Video scaler, scan converter and format transformer all in one
• PC or HDTV input can be scaled up or down along with frame rates to a selectable frequency
• 48MB frame memory for frame rate conversion
• Signal format can be converted from RBGHV to YPbPr, or the other way around
• Easy-to-use push buttons and OSD menu control

Editorial Review

The Dazzle Digital Photo Maker is a Universal Serial Bus PC peripheral that allows users to record, edit, manage, publish and share high resolution snapshots. ... Read more

Features

• Image capture from any video source
• Image capture from MPEG video files
• Integrated still image editing/enhancement
• One-butom photo web page publish/email
• AVI support for video conferencing

Reviews (11)

OK for Pictures, not video
This device works with Windows 98 (Windows ME with a download from the manufacturer's web site). Macintosh is also supported. It can only capture 160x120 mpeg video on Windows. Not what you want to digitize your video collection. Still, works well enough for the occasional video email. I found the software rather inflexible, and I wonder why they support a higher capture rate on Mac than on Windows.

Works as advertised
My digital photo needs are limited. I want to send snapshots to grandparents and take pictures for eBay. I've tried a couple near $100 digital cameras and they were close to worthless, especially for closeupsof products, and both were returned. Recently we bought a Sharp ViewCam andso I thought I'd try a Video Capture product. Dazzle advertised just what Iwanted -- and, a surprise in today's market, it actually did what itsmakers advertised it would do! I was surprised at how clear my stills were-- more than adequate for my purposes. Actually, the quality is not thatbad -- no one will mistake me for Ansel Adams, but considering I'm using avideo tape to digital translation I'm very happy with the close-up detail.I've got some pretty pictures of my kids on the computer now. I have trieda couple short videos and wouldn't suggest this product if that is yourmain object. I was looking for a digital still camera substitute and I'mvery happy with my choice.

Couldn't get it to work either - very disappointed
This product truly is easy to install, but then the database wouldn't open.I've tried contacting their tech support, but with no success so this product is going back to the store - I'm not wasting any more time onemails or money on long-distance calls.btw, I got the installation testedat the store and it did work there, so judging from these reviews there'sobviously something with the product that's making it incompatible withcertain computers.I personally wouldn't buy this online (sorry Amazon)because of the chance of it not working. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Digital Video Capture    2. DM-5000   

Features

• Watch analog TV broadcasts (through cable or antenna) on a PC or laptop
• Control live TV with TimeShifting
• Scheduled & one-button recording options
• Direct-to-DVD or hard drive recording
• Play & burn CDs and DVDs

Reviews (2)

I wish I saw the previous review earlier
Bought this pctv pro usb tv tuner today at Fry's,
Waist of time and money.
The picture and sound quality is terrible, plain and simple. The constant high pitch noise that you normally here with tv's is even worst with this thing; along with that, the sound quality is just aweful. I've heard much better sound come out of older tv's. The picture quality is simply unbearable, even regular channels have snowy picture when plugged into the cable. I even tried connecting it to different jacks and tried different wire and the result was the same. And even worse, it takes a half hour just to install the software only to get poor results. I decided to uninstall and return this so called tv tuner, and when I began uninstalling it, a window for a major error in windows popped up. My computer was fine afterwards, but that should not happen. My guess would be that the software messes with windows xp (i have professional) to compensate for it not being media center. Nevertheless, avoid this product and only get a tuner with good reviews and actually has tech specs, dont be fooled by the "features." They don't even tell you the resolution this thing is capable of. ... Read more

Features

• External VGA to video converter that features a , component output , The only VGA-to-video converter , in the world to offer this feature for much higher , picture resolution , Supports resolutions up to , 1600 x 1200 (NTSC or PAL) , Adjustable vertical , & horizontal position on display , 64-stage control , for brightness, contrast, hue & saturation , Area-Zoom function allows areas of the s

Reviews (2)

don't be suckered!!
This unit is junk! In my application, I have a video card with an S video output and a TV with S video as well as hi def component inputs. I bought this unit hoping to improve the S video picture quality I already had. The picture quality was actually worse than the S video hook up. I went thru all of the menus, played with all the settings and couldn't get it to appear better than what I already had with my S video connection. The picture was bowed inward on all 4 sides, the colors were all off, the resolution got no better despite using the component video hook ups. I returned it first thing the following morning. And I've been chomping at the bit to post MY opinion on it and tell others not to be duped.
Ultimate XP Pro
I wouldn't recommend anybody to buy this item. I tried this item on all my TV and is very poor quality picture. Is very difficult to read any text on the screen. You have to use the zoom option when ever you want to read the text. Even my Son don't like it, when I attached his computer to his TV. It takes awhile to adjust all the options to really get it right and believe me you won't get it the way you wanted. I'm a technician and I deal with video and sound and this item does not perform as advertise. ... Read more

Features

• Batch capture and scene detect features let you split long videos into smaller, more manageable movie timelines
• Transfer movies and slideshows to DVD, VCD or SVCD - or transfer them to streaming video to share through the Internet or e-mail
• Right-to-Disc Recording transfers DV files directly from camcorder to DVD in one simple step
• Full library of slideshow tools for creating, editing and burning onto a CD
• PowerDirector DE captures AVI or MPEG video, enhancing movies & slideshows with transitions, titles, effects, music and sound effects

Reviews (4)

the Video Advantage ATX was worse than I could have ever imagined
After reading several favourable reviews, I decided to order the Video Advantage ADX. Got it in the next day from Provantage! So I tried to install. It went ok until I got to installing the actual card. I recieved a blue screen... machine_check exception. So I tried this a couple more times with similar results. No success. So I thought I would call their tech support line.... wait, whats that? There isn't a tech support line?! You have to be kidding. I finally called their offices and was told that their knowledge base online would have my answers. So I checked it out. One of the saddest excuses for a knowledge base i have ever seen. After emailing them twice (which seems like the only way to contact tech support) I was simply told that this product was released a couple years before the 64 bit systems and they didn't know if it was compatible. Looking at their drivers, they haven't had an update since 2004 to the driver. Reading further many other people have had issues with installing it on systems that have SP2. OK, after all this I realized that its not going to work on my main computer. So I thought i would hook it up to my old computer which is a 1.3 amd with a 5200 nvidia. About the right time frame that their hardware supposedly came out. Well it wont even recognize the video card. The computer runs fine and I typically let my niece and nephew play on it when they are over. It runs just fine. I wash my hands of this crappy hardware. Beware! They have no real tech support and don't support their products much after release apparently. My displeasure of their support and their product is extreme. I will make sure to never buy another turtlebeach/voytera product again and forward the suggestion to others. This sort of nonsense I do not tolerate.

Turtle Beach ADX card
When I ordered the card it was on back order for two weeks.I was supposed to get free shipping which I didn't get.The card is supposed to have hardware DV to MPG2 on the fly conversion. It dropped too many frames.I thought the card would off load most of the work of the processor which apparently it does not.I have a 2200 Athlon which is above the minimum required.The only really good news is that Tiger cheerfully refunded the whole cost of the order including shipping.

Captures analog and digital video
The Video Advantage ADX is great for capturing, editing and sharing Video.
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Features

• Capture video and still images from DV camcorder to a PC
• Edit DV videos with software editing suite
• Record edited DV videos back to DV camcorder, DV VCR, or CD-R
• Add videos to an Internet Web page, e-mail, or PowerPoint presentation
• Convert DV video to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 formats to reduce file size

Reviews (1)

Inventory coordinator
Heard about the product and it givesme the impression that its the best one available in the market for video editing. Want to buy one . ... Read more

Reviews (1)

garbage
I spent hours trying to get this card to work on two separate systems, one with win98, the other xp professional. both machines were freshly formatted and never had a different video card installed.Read more

Features

• Access international TV or radio schedules with the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
• Captures in real-time MPEG-1 format
• Audio connections - Line-in stereo audio (3.5mm)
• Video connections - S-Video, Composite Video
• Requires Windows XP(with latest service pack), Pentium M 1.3GHz or Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, 256MB RAM, hard drive w/5GB min. free space, DirectX9 or higher

Features

• UPC - 667026007019
• VIDEO CONFERENCING

Features

• Supports all iMac/eMac resolutions with simultaneous, TV/monitor mirroring
• Scales your iMac/eMac screen perfectly to any TV including large and widescreen televisions
• New 2D Flicker Filter enhances small fonts and Asian characters
• Preserves all image data with TrueScale image compression
• Exclusive Control Panel Software

Features

• Optimized for Running Multiple Applications Simultaneously
• Optimized Dual-Display Acceleration
• Shader programs can access 32 different buffers in one pass
• Innovative 16GB virtual memory
• Huge fragment shader program support for 256K individual instructions with looping and conditionals

Features

• Capture video from your digital camcorder or TV, through the USB, RCA (Composite) or S-VHS video inputs
• Archive home movies to VCD, SVCD or DVD, creating interactive videos with scene & chapter menus
• Use the built-in software to add special effects, title, music and more -- you can even make your own music videos
• Temporal and spatial video pre-processing filters remove noise from broadcast signals or old VHS tapes
• Adjust the quality of your digital video Constant or Variable bit rates and other custom settings

Reviews (8)

gets hot, works but software not-so-good
same as above:
ADS TECH INSTANT DVD +DV ( USBAV-703 )
Easy installation. Software installs easily however you MUST use the latest software, updates and patches available onlineat www.adstech.com and www.ulead.com. Capture worked flawlessly the first time and burning to DVD went smoothly.
Ditto piece of junk
Avoid this ADS Instant DVD (?) at all cost.Have tried on two computers, and the USB2 cannot be detected on either.Sorry I bought it. ... Read more

Features

• 125 Channel Analog TV tuner
• Time-Shift Recording - Rewind, pause or fast forward live TV
• Schedule your recordings with the Electronic Program Guide
• Direct to Disk Capture writes TV shows directly to a rewritable disk
• Watch, record and save your favorite shows in real-time to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats

Reviews (1)

Pretty good hardware, really bad software/compatibility
Overall, this unit may satisfy you if you only use it as an external portable (USB-2) video capture device.
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