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Summary: Capvie vedio capture device
Review: I tried to install this device in win98. It just disabled other USB devices and yet it did not work. It waisted lots of my time and efforts but no result.
Next I tried to install it with my P4 laptop with winxp.
This time the problem was greater and the result was NO HOPe
I think this device is not worh to buy at all.
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Summary: Has potential, but software barely works
Review: The idea is a good one, and the device works well sometimes, but the software is buggy to the point of being almost unusable, even with the updates on their web site. The hardware is poorly designed--many video cables won't plug into it correctly because the plug is too recessed.
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Summary: Don't bother with this one!
Review: The software doesn't appear to work with WinXP. The vendor website does not contain an update for WinXP. The vendor does not respond to e-mail requests sent via their web site.I'd recommend avioding this product.
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Summary: Easy to set up
Review: This is a great product, it took me less than 5 miniutes to install. and the capture quality is outstanding. The snap shot button makes it very easy to capture.
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Summary: What you get for buying cheap video capture devices
Review: Well, I was doubtful about getting it after reading some of the reviews here, but in the end, I decided to bite the bullet and buy it anyway because a store locally was selling it cheap (RM145/~US$39). I started to set it up. That's when I discovered the first shortcoming of the device (and one that's of my laptop). Firstly, there was no audio in socket on the device. The manual tells me to plug the audio in of the TV into the line-in jack of the laptop, and it turns out that my Compaq laptop doesn't have a line-in jack (Shame on you, HP!) either. So, I forked out more cash (~RM500/US$132) on an Sound Blaster Extigy USB sound device. After I had everything up, I downloaded the latest drivers from the internet (as my tech-saavy mind told me to), and installed them. Fired the capture program up. It didn't work. So, I did some troubleshooting, and it turns out that I had the connection on the TV end wrong. Swapped it around, and presto! After the initial fun stage, I started to discover more flaws. It couldn't take full motion capture. The framerates were jumpy and wouldn't get close to the 30fps at 352x284 advertised on the box. In fact, you'll be lucky if you could get it to capture frames at 15fps at 172x144. It wouldn't work with Windows Movie Maker or any other video capture programs properly if you're not logged in as a power user. Pictures will become clipped in Windows Movie Maker or other programs if the resolution is changed from within the program. Changing the settings in Windows Movie Maker or other programs will crash the programs in question. Also, one has to run the provided capture program first, close the provided capture program, and then run the desired program (i.e. virtualdub or Windows Movie Maker) to get it to work. Otherwise, the desired program will hang. Sound and Video loses sync after a while. And more. So far, I've e-mailed Lifeview, and they told me that they're working on a solution. But that was over 3 months ago and I still do not see any updates on their website today. In a nutshell, unless you're under a ultra-tight budget and you need a USB video capture device to make stills of TV broadcasts, go for it. Otherwise you should avoid this unit and go for better ones. This one's more of a toy than a tool.
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