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Elgato Systems Video Capture Device
Model: 10020840
SKU: 1550079
UPC: 852095000225
Capture video from a VCR or other analog video source for your PC or Mac with this video capture device that features a USB interface for a simple connection to your computer. Watch your video on a computer or an Apple® iPad™ or iPhone®.
Average Customer Rating:
3.8
out of 5
(4 Reviews) 4
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75% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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3 out of
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Customer Reviews for Elgato Systems Video Capture Device
Review 1 for Elgato Systems Video Capture Device
Easy video capture
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Its simplicity is what makes it great
The Elgato Systems Video Capture Device was very easy to connect and install. Next, it is very simple to use ~ each step very simple and straight forward. There is a little quality loss, but no more than can be routinely expected.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Elgato Systems Video Capture Device
Perfect for Capturing VHS Tapes to a Mac
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easliy transfers VHS to decent quality digital video files
What's not so great: You need a good VCR or source player
I own an older iMac (2008) with an Intel Duo Core 2.66ghz processor and 4 gigs of RAM, and I can easliy transfer any VHS videos to my computer without any issues. The quality is decent, not really high quality, but the source material is a VHS, so what can you expect? I have recorded VHS tapes from 30 mins to 4 hours, and never had a glitch or any problems transferring my computer. I have final cut studio on my computer so it's easy to edit and export DVDs.
My suggestion for this product would be to make sure you have a really good VCR or other source for playing back your videos. The El Gato and any mid-range computer will work great together, but for the highest quality videos, make sure your source is playing on high quality player.
* Also, some people complain about the videos only coming in as MPEG4's, but if you are even slightly tech saavy, you can easily figure out how import your videos as H.264 files.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Review 3 for Elgato Systems Video Capture Device
not really a great device for uploading videos.
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: Jongx2
from jersey city
on 12/02/2011
Value for Price
1.0
Compatibility
1.0
Features
2.0
Ease of Installation
1.0
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What's great about it: Affordable
What's not so great: U have to buy a better AV adaptors, and configure you device to VGA 4.2 to work.
I have to buy a better/durable AV adaptors to make it really work. Plus, it only work on VGA 4.2, I need a better quality than that. It's not an HD so sometimes the video is not clear. I'm not that satisfied in this product. Although, it's cheaper than Hauppauge, and HD Video. It's affordable for a low income like me to use it at school. :)
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 4 for Elgato Systems Video Capture Device
Incredibly easy to use
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Kippie
from Oregon
on 12/16/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up and use.
I purchased the Elgato Video Capture to transfer some videos from old VHS tapes. I knew their time was limited and that if I didn't do something soon, these VHS tapes would be unusable at some point. The Video Capture was incredibly easy to use and the software walked me through a few short and easy steps (including connecting your video source to recording the video on your Mac and also choosing how to watch and share it). The files are in an iTunes ready H.264 or MPEG-4 file,
Transfer video to your Mac from a VCR, DVR, camcorder, or any other analog video device as an iTunes-ready H.264 or MPEG-4 file. Elgato Video Capture’s easy-to-use software guides you through every step, from connecting your video source to recording the video on your Mac and choosing how you will watch and share it.
It was very easy to transfer my home videos to my Mac to play in QuickTime, and synch with my iPod and iPhone. I haven't yet edited them in iMovie, but that is next on my list.
I'm very pleased and can definitely recommend the Video Capture!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+44points
67out of 90found this review helpful.
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