( 26 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 7 2009
I must say that I was pretty skeptical about how good something like this could really be since in the past I've had troubles getting internal cards to produce video without dropping frames or out of sync audio etc. Boy was I in for a surprise. the StarTech SVID2USB2 USB 2.0 Video Capture Cable was more expensive than many I had been looking over and even a few of the well known brands were cheaper. The selling point for me was that this one consistently was ranked high and I was in need of something I could rely on as my other equipment had died and this would still be a lot cheaper option and actually save me steps in the conversion process. Out of the box your thinking there is no way this is going to do much and I was already planning the return shipment in my mind. I use a Dell 1525 and an Acer Aspire One AOD150-1165 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life . I decided since I was not expecting much to have some fun and install it on the netbook. I installed all the included drivers and software (after copying the cd to a pen drive since the netbook has no cd drive) and once I got all the hookups sorted was ready to try it out. ( I upgraded my netbook to 2 gig of memory so this may or may not matter if you try this ) First tests were bad, video was fine but audio was way over-driven but once I found the adjustment it was ok. So I installed Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 still not expecting much. On my netbook you would have thought this cable was made for Corel. After fine turing the settings as I desired I did a few lengthy test records both using the S-Video and regulr video inputs with no lossed frames and excellent audio level and sync. On my netbook! It works so well off the netbook I have not even tried it on the Dell yet since the netbook is so much easier to use where space is limited though everything is installed on the Dell when I am ready. It just works so well of the netbook and is nothing to transport the videos from one to the other via pen drive anyway. I expect no issues when I do try it on the Dell since the Dell is obviously more robust than the netbook. Long N Short: I am very pleased I paid the little extra I did for this. The software included will do the job but for a better result I suggest something like Corel or any software specific to video creation. I admit it doesn't look like much but it gets the job done nicely.
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Posted: Jul 23 2009
I have a pile of old VHS and Super 8 tapes I want to transfer to DVD. I read reviews on many of these products and looked at video capture cards too. I finally decided it needed to work well but inexpensive was the eay to go so I got the SVID2USB2. I did just what the other reviewers said: 1.Get the latest drivers/software from the web site, 2.Adjust the record volume, and it works great. The video quality is the same as it is on the tapes. I have used it with a Dell Lattitude D620 running XP and a Dell Optiplex 755 running Vista. I gave it 5 stars not because I think it is the greatest video capture device but because it does just what it says it will do and it does it at a reasonable price.
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 29 2009
I bought this capture card to help with videoconferencing. You can not choose this card on the Polycom PVX software. So, I tried it with video streaming (Real Producer). It worked with Real Producer, but it was very choppy. I looked like it was running at 1 or 2 fps. I wouldn't recommend it if you needed quality capture.
