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Capture Card, USB Video Capture Card Device, Audio Video Converter Grabber for RCA to USB-Convert VHS Mini DV VCR Hi8 DVD to Digital, for PC TV Tape Player Camcorder, MAC Windows Vista Compatible

Price: $11.99

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Blair Gray

Well Worth The Price

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

This thing worked perfect as per the description in the manual with OBS. There was no installation, it just plug n played like it was supposed and was recognized by OBS right away. The picture quality is really good. We used it to get stuff off VHS. Too bad the originals weren’t that great from the beginning. The stuff we got off an old HI-8 camera was better and came in perfect. The audio was readily available as well and didn’t need to be configured in OBS because OBS automatically assigned it when I chose the video.

Well Worth The Price

Decent product for the money

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

I’ve noticed that this device does not record interlaced NTSC video. It outputs at 1280 x 720 (16:9) and you’ve got to do some work to get it down to 640×480 (4:3) with the correct aspect ratio. It would have been better if the device gave options of correct NTSC/PAL resolutions. The up and downscaling seems to introduce some artifacting to the picture. Not having TBC, there are occasional dropped frames and/or a rolling picture if the video signal isn’t great especially on older tapes and at the beginning/ends of recordings. Color saturation and brightness suffer, making darker scenes and some home movies hard to see. There is a noticeable hum introduced with the audio but the audio quality is otherwise OK.

I’m fairly impressed of the functionality this device has considering its price. That being said, this is a low-cost device, so if you’re not looking for the best quality transfers, this will work fine. If you want better quality transfers, you’ll be better off paying the pros for their services. NTSC content is SD and VHS/Beta has an even lower effective resolution so while the best equipment will capture the video with better quality, it will never be the quality of DVD/Blu-ray.

I’ve not had any technical issues with this device running on a Mac with OBS and it is recommended as a great device in the under $20 price range for the average home user wanting to convert old tapes. A bit of technical knowledge of NTSC video, resolutions, video compression, file types, etc., will go a long way in obtaining the best possible transfer quality using this device.

I’m giving this 4 stars since it works with no technical issues other than having to resize the video to standard definition. The 4 star rating is also based on this being consumer-grade equipment for home-use. This is not a professional solution.

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David E. Brahm

Works right out of the box with Mac

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

It works perfectly! I’ve been digitizing videotapes. I hook this device to the VCR on one end (audio plus composite video or S-video) and plug it into my MacBook Air running QuickTime on the other. Tell QuickTime you want a “New Movie Recording” with “USB Video” and “USB Audio”, and it’s ready to record!

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William B.

Not Bad

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

Depending on the source, this actually has a decent conversion quality. I have used UCEC cards before, even their more expensive one, and they are limited to 480p from what I could tell. This one allows even up to 1080p 30fps or 720p 60fps (maybe higher depending on source), and the picture is clearer. Definitely worth a look at if you are on a budget. I have used this for a couple of cameras that did not have USB and I was able to make an ad hoc DVR using Agent DVR software on a PC.

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Chris Rayburn

Works good

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2023

Color: RCA-AudioVerified Purchase

Works good the software that comes with it is an old version but you ca download the latest for free I would recommend it

Works well but problems with 4:3 aspect ratio

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

I bought this to convert Sony Handicam tapes to DVD. I was pleased that it worked with my Mac out of the box. However, after following the instructions to capture using Quicktime Player, I found that the video was stretched to 16:9 and there was nothing that could be done about it.

After much fruitless Google searching, I decided to see if the OBS software they recommend for Windows was available for Mac. Indeed it is, and it is free, but took A LOT of messing about until I finally found settings that resulted in a letterboxed 4:3 aspect ratio outputting to a 720p video. It is possible, but technically a pain to figure out.

4 Stars. Would be 5 if it had more obvious options for what I figure most people are purchasing such a thing for. If it cost any more than the measly $11 I paid for it, I’d give it fewer stars, but overall I’m happy as I ended up getting away with a lot less expensive solution than I expected.

Would be very easy to use if I had a PC

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

The instructions provided for Mac were easy to follow, but they don’t actually work, and there’s no way to troubleshoot it. I might’ve had a different, better experience if I had a PC.

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Hermetia illucens

Converting home VHS tapes

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

I’ll start with the good. The hardware itself seems fine for the job, used with WIndows. Plug it in and the driver is recognized/installed. I have some ancient 8mm (film) movies that were transferred to VHS tapes, and am in process of digitizing those. The hellhole comes with downloading and using software to do the capture. The suggested Potplayer just plays video, doesn’t record. OBS is now different than the version shown in the tiny manual, and is a bear of a program. Skip those and use VLC, but even with that software, the VLC instructions don’t work. When you open capture device in VLC and set the program to aim at the video and audio from USB 2, there is an enigmatic empty box for video size. Leave it blank and you get a tiny low-res image. Instead, type in ” 320×240 ” (without the parentheses) to get a resolution that is consistent with VHS tapes. Then, instead of hitting “stream” as VLC wants, hit “play” and use the record button in the VLC user bar to start the recording and still be able to see what you are recording. It will record in the default directory (usually video) and need to be re-named, but it works. This little USB dongle isn’t a full-on expensive capture card for a tower computer. Don’t expect that. It will, however, transfer those home movies and videos quite nicely with a little practice and patience.

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Dennis

As advised

Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2023

Color: RCA-VideoVerified Purchase

As advised

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Geoff

Works Perfectly

Reviewed in Australia on January 18, 2023

Color: RCA-AudioVerified Purchase

I needed to copy an old, precious audio tape that has great significance to my family. The Audio Grabber was inexpensive, arrived quickly, was easy to install and use – and, most importantly, it worked perfectly.

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Chris

Good product

Reviewed in Australia on April 14, 2023

Color: RCA-AudioVerified Purchase

highly recommendable

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Stephen Cooke

Works, but not great

Reviewed in Australia on April 21, 2022

Color: RCA-AudioVerified Purchase

I used this device to see whether I could convert the audio from my LP records to a digital format. And it worked. If you merely want to retrieve audio from a record (or other analogue signal) then this device does that.

The quality of the recording is not up to the quality of the audio stream however. To be fair, given the low price of this device, my expectations should have been similarly low. And, again, the device worked, just not to the standard I was expecting. I ended up spending a LOT more money to get a USB audio interface that worked to the standard I needed.

For capturing a quality audio stream, my recommendation would be to start at Behringer’s UMC22. I landed on a Focusrite 4i4, as I will use the device for other music-related purposes as well.

Don’t get me wrong, this device does what it is supposed to. Just not at the quality I needed.

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bernardo zamora

good device

Reviewed in Australia on February 23, 2023

Color: RCA-AudioVerified Purchase

it does not install on other device such as chromebook

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【Quality Capture Card】Our USB Video Capture Card converting anolog RCA composite input into HD 720P USB output and capturing audio without any sound card. Advanced signal processing technology provides you with great precision, colors, resolutions, and details.
【Plug and Play】Automatically install the driver once you hook up this RCA to USB Converter to a PC. No external power is needed. User-friendly and easy to operate.
【Wide Compatibility】The Video Capture Card can work with video devices with RCA connector or S-Video connector, such as VHS, VCR, Hi8, camcorder, compatible with Windows and Mac OS. Support video formats like NTSC, PAL, and support brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation control.
【Note】The Video Converter is used with acquisition software. We recommend OBS Studio or PotPlayer for Windows, and QuickTime Player for Mac. They can be downloaded for free online. Please operate according to the steps in User Manual or contact us if you have any questions.
Price: $11.99

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