Adaptec USB2connect 4000

Advantages: Works well out of box; captures video as MPEG-2 flawlessly
Disadvantages: Stopped working after a Microsoft update - Adaptec will not offer free fix.

...Product served me well for transferring several piles of VHS tapes to my Media Center 2005 machine. Then - Microsoft came out with some software update and product only works for a limited time. Pause it while recording and the PC freezes. restart the PC and it no longer detects the device. Remove device - uninstall drivers and uninstalling WinDVR 3 all temporary fixes - problem reoccurs. Doing the C++ registry hack worked very limited, now does not. Adaptec - with this known problem - can not even be contacted outside of their "pay" support. Adaptec has not updated their searchable database with the "fix" - they apparently demand their customers to pay them before they assist. A sad state of affairs within a once-great company. Shame on you, Adaptec!... Read review

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Advantages: Cover, Compatable, Plug N Play
Disadvantages: Lead can become short at times

..., but can be easily transferred to the computer and appear simply as files when you open the camera from My Computer. The camera comes with a privacy cover just incase you don’t trust it which is nice. When in use there is a green light on top to remind you that it’s on and your being watched. This light also comes on when the camera is being used to import video or take stills. One final feature which is quite useful is the camera can automatically adjust brightness levels so if in a dark room it will brighten up a bit but if you shine a bright light in the camera it will darken. Recently found this out when messing around with torchlight while camera was on. Transitions between the brightness’s are smooth with a gradual fade between them. Finally this camera works in both USB1 and USB2 connection ports. I have both types on my computer... Read review

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Advantages: Portable Device,Good for small time duration capturing
Disadvantages: To convert 30 minutes of captured video it takes around two hours

...It Captures the Video in real time mode but drops number of frames.So you donot get the smooth motion of a scene. Same result is observed in the video cd. The manufacturer has set the time limit for capturing to only 600 seconds. After that audio & video goes out of sync The software(sonic My DVD is supplied with the unit is also not user friendly.It is very slow. One major drawback is in preview mode, the source sound gets muted.It becomes difficult to recognise the scene.In video editing mode,after trimming unwanted footege,the audio video synchronisation goes totally out.The resulting vcd projet has very poor quality with lot of pauses and choppy movements.Very Furstrating.other capture devices has got far better quality than this Adaptec AVC-1100.... Read review

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