StarTech.com Composite Video Extender over Cat 5 with Audio

StarTech S-VIDEO to USB 2.0 capture cable

Advantages: Small, cheap, does what it says on the box
Disadvantages: none

I had to transfer some old VHS into DVD for convenience so I did browse the internet looking for something really good yet easy to use and most important not expensive. I found a lot of very good reviews about this product, so I decided to give it a go and bought one, well I have to say that it works beautifully, the manual is very clear, the installation was a breeze, the software bundled is very useful and whilst I'm writing the device is currently helping me to transfer my 10th tape and counting... The video output is surprisingly good in particular using the composite input, I checked with "graphedit" the directshow codecs used and they are the one provided by the bundled software, however because the device is a WDM compliant device you can use any capture software that will convert to MPEG2 with better codecs, again this is just ...

routerunner 24.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of StarTech.com S-Video to USB 2.0 Video Capture Cable

Worthy Upgrade over TZ-5

Advantages: 25mm wide angle lens, IA mode, 12x zoom, compact design
Disadvantages: Problem persists in higher ISO setting

and useful. Lumix TZ-4 also called as Lumix TZ-14 in Asian market has similar kind of features with compare to TZ-5 but there are lacks of optical zoom in movie recording, not a good resolution screen size like TZ-5 and slightly lower resolution with 8 MP. Now we have some more advanced and updated models of both of the cameras. This year Panasonic has launched two new models in TZ series with Panasonic Lumix TZ-6 and Panasonic Lumix TZ-7. There are not many changes over previous models but some changes really have worth. First of all I want to discuss about its all important features and performances with results. Most important point that you will notice is its compact design. Ultra compact design and lots of features is really amazing for these models. 103.3 x 59.6 x 32.8 mm Size is an easily pocket-able and you will never feel that there is ...

gemsarchitect 11.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

A smart video Playback

Advantages: An exceptionally thin all-metal body.
Disadvantages: The lack of video output.

It is very smart video playback set. The third generation iPod video Nano offer a bright playback and built in games.The device type is portable media center and it's dimensions are 2 inch x 0.3 inch x 2.8 inch. The iPod Nano supports H.264 or MPEG4 video in either MOV, MP4, file formats, with a maximum resolution of 640x480 at as much as 30 frames per second. It's also support for iTunes video games. It's sound quality is very high .The video performance is slow. The battery life for audio is 24 hours and video recording is 5 hours. It has more features such as FM radio; line-input recording; SD memory expansion; custom equalizer; and native support for WMA and subscription music services. it has USB port and support image like JPEG , BMP , GIF , TIFF , PSD , PNG formats. Also connectivity is Docking connector , Headphones ...

sina1977 24.04.2009 · Read full review
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