What is the true genuine EzCap?

[fransedn]

To my knowledge, there are two EzCap on the market, the selled by EzCap.tv (http://www.ezcap.tv/usb-video-capture/ezcap116-capture-card?zenid=51tl07lvuge428grvnkpof48h1) and the selled by Shenzhen Forward Video Co Ltd (http://www.szforwardvideo.com/product/Pro_35_6.html). Both companies sell the same models with the same names, differing only in some aspects of the Box and the name printed on the capture. They both also say they are authentic and genuine EzCap, formerly named EeasyCap. I want to buy one but I do not want to be swindle. What is the true? In the event that the two were authentic, what is the best?

[DB83]

It would kinda help if we knew where you were from.

AFAIK The UK site - the first link - sells the genuine article and there should be a link on that site for sales within the US.

I know of atleast one member of this forum who has bought from here (the US I Believe or maybe from a re-seller such as Amazon) and found it to be quite satisfactory.

The genuine firm will have to continiously change their packaging to foil any forgeries. Not that I am saying that the China link is a forgery as one simply would not know if one had not bought from that source. For all we know they are the ACTUAL manufacturer of the product.

Your last question is totally un-answerable.

[Steve(MS)]

If you were to stick an "r" between the "c" and the "a", you likely would get the idea of how good these products are, relatively speaking.

[loblolly364]

I think both companies are the real deal. Shenzhen Forward Video is, as I recall reading, the Chinese manufacturer of the real "EasyCAP" devices who had to change the name to "EzCAP" to seperate themselves from the fakes.

EzCAP.TV buys the devices from the Chinese manufacturer, marked especially for them with the EzCAP.TV name on the device, and not only sells them but provides support for them. I recommend buying from EzCAP.TV as they provide a support forum for their products exclusively to their customers.

I own both the EzCAP.TV 116 (for composite video and S-video capture) and the EzGAMER 152 (for 480i SD component video capture; it also accepts HD component video input, but such captures are downscaled to SD), and have had nice results.

[Cornucopia]

If you were to stick an "r" between the "c" and the "a", you likely would get the idea of how good these products are, relatively speaking.

@Steve(MS), you hit the nail on the head! If these are "genuine", I'd hate to see what is FAKE.

You get what you pay for. I know if people come on this site asking for more help because of another capture screwed up by e-z-crap, the only piece of advice I can in good conscience give them will be to start all over and buy something good before shooting. I mentioned percieved problems with this a couple weeks ago, and it hasn't shown itself to be any better since. 2 Thumbs DOWN!

Scott

[hech54]

http://www.ezcap.tv/

[loblolly364]

If you were to stick an "r" between the "c" and the "a", you likely would get the idea of how good these products are, relatively speaking.

@Steve(MS), you hit the nail on the head! If these are "genuine", I'd hate to see what is FAKE.

You get what you pay for. I know if people come on this site asking for more help because of another capture screwed up by e-z-crap, the only piece of advice I can in good conscience give them will be to start all over and buy something good before shooting. I mentioned percieved problems with this a couple weeks ago, and it hasn't shown itself to be any better since. 2 Thumbs DOWN!

Scott

The people having problems are the ones with the fake "EasyCAP" devices. The last genuine "EasyCAP" devices made are years old. The fake "EasyCAP" devices are still made and widely available for about 10 dollars or less, so not surprisingly, they get plenty of sales, hence why there are so many people having problems with them. Indeed, you get what you pay for.

The genuine devices are now called "EzCAP" and sold by EzCAP.TV. I have no doubt that there are better devices out there, but the genuine EzCAPs are not "crap".

Just FYI.

[DB83]

And, of course, the OP has not asked for an opinion (of the suitability/useability) about EasyCap or the genuine replacement Ezcap. There are tons of topics on here about that so why hijack yet another one ?

[Cornucopia]

As the OP said, "I want to buy one but I don't want to be swindle(d)". I'm just saying that IMO, either one would be a swindle (even if it's a small amount).
Overall, there are a wide range of cap cards/units: wonderful pro-quality capture devices (Blackmagic, Aja, Osprey), through good quality devices (ATI AIO, AverMedia), and poor devices. Even at it's BEST, with the TRUE Ezcap, you aren't getting close to the quality or flexibility of the AIO. So what if it's "fair" (true version) compared to "piss poor" (false version)!
The guy/girl wants to get a good device - I'm trying to point to better devices. You get what you pay for.

And since when have I been hijacking all these other topics?

Scott

[DB83]

As the OP said, "I want to buy one but I don't want to be swindle(d)". I'm just saying that IMO, either one would be a swindle (even if it's a small amount).
Overall, there are a wide range of cap cards/units: wonderful pro-quality capture devices (Blackmagic, Aja, Osprey), through good quality devices (ATI AIO, AverMedia), and poor devices. Even at it's BEST, with the TRUE Ezcap, you aren't getting close to the quality or flexibility of the AIO. So what if it's "fair" (true version) compared to "piss poor" (false version)!
The guy/girl wants to get a good device - I'm trying to point to better devices. You get what you pay for.

And since when have I been hijacking all these other topics?

Scott

Scott,

Never said that you have hijacked all these other topics. I was trying to point out that, in my interpreation of this topic, the comments about the Ezcap, which started before your contribution, were OT.

The answers he was looking for - it would be nice if he was to come back to the thread and acknowledge the replies - had already been made. Not by me as I was only summising about the China connection.

The OP has already made his mind up that he wants one of these so discussion of better products is pointless within this thread.

And if we wanted to go the whole hog we could equally be discussing the possible need for additional equipment whatever the capture device.

[Cornucopia]

OK, fair point. I'll quit, unless the OP has further Q's. Seems your first answer was the best possible until they come back to answer.
Just wanted to have a consumer go into a purchase fully aware. I do agree that the greater discussion of devices & additional equipment SHOULD enter in, were the general question of "best capture processes" being the overarching principle. But who knows the OP's mind? There's only been the 1 post...

Scott

[fransedn]

Ok, thanks for the comments. I'm speaking from Spain. So you could say that the manufacturer is Shenzhen Forward Video Co. Ltd and that EzCap.tv customize its, selling in Europe and USA, and there are the same capture. When I said "what is the best?" I meant what have the better chips in case anyone had compared these and they were not made ​​by the same company.

[lordsmurf]

Even a "good" EzCap is crap.
The fake ones are doubly crap.