USB 2.0 backwards compatible?

[thebiomed]

Hey everyone,


My computer has standard USB ports, and I would like to use the Plextor PX-402 capturing unit. The PX-402 uses USB 2.0....

Will I require a USB 2.0 port, or will it just simply run at my USB rate?

Thanks

[goirish!!]

USB 2.0 is backward compatable with USB 1.x

[holistic]

F.Y.I USB 1.1 is 1.2 MegaBYTES a second.
Don't set your expectations to high for your captures.
MPEG1 captures for VCD are about the best you can hope for with USB 1.1

[redwudz]

If it's a USB2.0 device it will run very slow on a USB1.0 port. But you can get a USB2.0 PCI card very cheaply and install it in your PC and it will then run at regular USB2.0 speed.

[Perro Grande]

Many (but not all) USB 2.0 devices will detect and shuttle back to 1.1 (or 1.0) speeds when connected to a 1.1/1.0 port.

A proper USB 2.0 port will also operate USB 1.1/1.0 devices at their correct speed, but be able to run the newer, higher speed 2.0 devices.

My recommendation is to invest in a USB2.0 card. Although the capture device might work at 1.1 speeds, you're not going to get much video quality due to the data rate involved.

[thebiomed]

Thanks for the input everyone