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post #1 of 4
9/16/04 at 5:04am
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If you guys could give me a hand with a good solution for a customer of mine.

He jut bought a couple of laptops and now he want's all the gadgets to go along

First he asked me for a TV card and a solution to record his old VHS on DVD, so I proposed the Pinnacle PCTV USB2 Deluxe.
But now he's asking for a more PVR oriented solution instead of the PCTV.

What he would like to do:

Record TV shows on a hard drive (he has the Maxtor Ontouch 160GB USB2)
Record old VHS on DVD and Hard drive
Record old camcorder movies on hard drive and DVD
Eventually remote control these video's from his sofa (Showcenter ??)

I could take back the PCTV USB2 Deluxe and sell him something else but the Pinnacle showcenter isn't able to record from other sources then TV.

And it needs something easy to work with, he's not a techie
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post #2 of 4
9/16/04 at 8:44am
I am not familiar with the PCTV, but I have the Pinnacle DV500...

I've had it for 4 years and I love it! You would be capable of all those tasks you listed the only problem is the card is kinda pricey.

If you end up getting it, it runs best on Windows 2000, with the current DV500 4.5x drivers, Adobe Premiere 6.5.

I am in the process of transferring all my parents VHS and old camcorder movies onto DVD and have not run into a problem yet. Hope this helps.
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post #3 of 4
9/17/04 at 8:48am
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thanks for your input.

Isn't the DV500 a bit PRO ? I'm really looking for something that a complete noob would be able to use, he's very interested and ready to learn some stuff but I'm not gonna push him to far
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post #4 of 4
9/17/04 at 9:08am
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Originally Posted by Phantom
thanks for your input.

Isn't the DV500 a bit PRO ? I'm really looking for something that a complete noob would be able to use, he's very interested and ready to learn some stuff but I'm not gonna push him to far
Yeh the DV500 is a bit advanced... but it's flexibility is great and it doesn't take long to get used to. There is no fancy training needed. Just install it, setup your camera/VCR/DVD through the breakout box, and capture it through premiere or whichever program you want. the quality and results are amazing for the price... of course I bought it way back when the DV500 went for $900. But I bet you could find some cheap ones out there. The Dv500 will also be great if he ends up loving video editing and wants to learn more. Then he will not be held back by beginner card's features.
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