Hello all,
At first, I was looking at standalone USB/Firewire caputure boxes, like Dazzle, Canopus, Pinnacle. But I also wanted a TV tuner on my laptop to watch TV every now and then. I realized that some external TV tuners had analog inputs for audio/video and could capture from VCR or camcorders.
So i'm thinking, by going with a high quality USB TV-Tuner with analog inputs, i could kill two birds with one stone. And because this is for a Centrino laptop, i need a tuner than has hardware encoding. Does anyone know of a good tuner like this, possibly as good as some standalone video capture boards? If you have one, do you use yours in this manner? How's the quality?
I understand that i'm not going to get DVD quality from VHS sources, but i'm looking for an external solution that can most acurately capture the quality from it's source. i.e color, sharpness... I don't plan on making feature short films; All i want to do is convert some old home videos and some professional production footage without loosing anymore quality because of low-quality hardware or transfers.
So far i've been reading good reviews on the Hauppage USBTV2. I've only read a few people using it for video capture, and they've had good experiences with it.
At first, I was looking at standalone USB/Firewire caputure boxes, like Dazzle, Canopus, Pinnacle. But I also wanted a TV tuner on my laptop to watch TV every now and then. I realized that some external TV tuners had analog inputs for audio/video and could capture from VCR or camcorders.
So i'm thinking, by going with a high quality USB TV-Tuner with analog inputs, i could kill two birds with one stone. And because this is for a Centrino laptop, i need a tuner than has hardware encoding. Does anyone know of a good tuner like this, possibly as good as some standalone video capture boards? If you have one, do you use yours in this manner? How's the quality?
I understand that i'm not going to get DVD quality from VHS sources, but i'm looking for an external solution that can most acurately capture the quality from it's source. i.e color, sharpness... I don't plan on making feature short films; All i want to do is convert some old home videos and some professional production footage without loosing anymore quality because of low-quality hardware or transfers.
So far i've been reading good reviews on the Hauppage USBTV2. I've only read a few people using it for video capture, and they've had good experiences with it.
