Searching for a USB Composite capture Devices for PC Laptop

retrofixesretrofixes
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Has anyone experimented with the budget USB video capture devices?  I need one for a Laptop so USB is mandatory.

Composite and Svideo inputs would be perfect



Mainly I need this for a wide array of Low resolution devices like early game consoles and PXL2000 modded camcorders.



Any tips would be great.

Tried a cheap Diamond $30 unit from amazon but the software was trash and it would not install on my Win7 machine.









 

Comments

  • Nes FreakNes Freak
    you can try a dazzle capture device. that one works with windows 7. other wise in my opinion a dvd recorder is the best was to go imo.
  • Johnny5aliveJohnny5alive
    I bought a cheap one from a store in my city. www.microcenter.com I used it to hook up a Slimline PS2 to my laptop to play games. I bought the "Sabrent USB 2.0 Video and Audio Capture Device" My work uses "Kworld Computer V-Stream Xpert DVD Maker USB 2.0 " to record basic coax video and those work well too.
  • GuntzGuntz
    This question really depends on the specs of your laptop. There are USB capture devices that are either software or hardware driven. Getting the best performance depends on how good your laptop is and which type of capture device you buy.



    I find the crummy Easycap (or clones) works surprisingly well with weaker PC hardware. If your laptop is a beast, try a Happauge, Dazzle or Sabrent brand capture device.
  • retrofixesretrofixes
    Originally posted by: Guntz



    This question really depends on the specs of your laptop. There are USB capture devices that are either software or hardware driven. Getting the best performance depends on how good your laptop is and which type of capture device you buy.



    I find the crummy Easycap (or clones) works surprisingly well with weaker PC hardware. If your laptop is a beast, try a Happauge, Dazzle or Sabrent brand capture device.

    I have several laptops ranging from slow to high-end IBMs

    I was looking at the Easycap or clones.  The $30 diamond brand seemed to be just that.  But I had zero luck with it working (dud?)



    This device is not needed for highend video recoding.  I'm looking for any budget portable video capture that is low resolution friendly.  Some will not recognize 240p



     
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