Dazzle Hollywood DV - Bridge ... For MAC USERS TOO!

[Deathwish]

DON'T BUY THE DAZZLE - It's has a horizontal syn problem if you use the composite video

input. I've read a review (http://www.insanely-great.com/reviews/dazzle.html)
that said the problem didn't occur when using SVideo inputs. However, the problem was also

resolved for the author by cycling through the mode button on the unit. This didn't work for

me. Dazzle claims it only occurs with poor quality tapes on Macs only. Well I used a good

quality new tape with a dell 700MHz PIII & I have the same problem.

It may be that you do not experience the problem with S-video inputs but why not buy the

Sony DVMC-DA2 instead for $349.99 for J&R instead (1800-221-8180, item# SON DVMCDA2).
It's in the same price range & won't have the H-sync problems.

[tenebrae]

First, Coyote, it wasn't necessary to make a cheap jab at the Mac people.

Secondly, if you're using Final Cut Pro on the Mac just about anything with a firewire interface will work without installing any other software unique to the DV convertor unit.

Thirdly, the Dazzle has a ton of problems. Aside from the sync issue Deathwish mentions, I've also had serious audio hickups that are annoyingly intermittent.

The *only* advantage the Dazzle has over the Sony is that the Dazzle will handle PAL as well as NTSC signals. That's the only reason I bought one. I really wish I hadn't.