AV Toolbox AVT-8710?

[hip_school_preppie]

Hi - I was wondering if anyone uses the AVT-8710 and what they thought of it. Mainly, does it successfully remove Macrovision from VHS tapes? In some scenarios, I'm plagued by the kind that dims and brightens the picture randomly. Also, since it only has video in/out that means my audio coming from the VCR is going through one less contraption - I currently use JVC SVHS > Canopus ADVC-110 > Fire Wire > PC and use Vegas 7.0 for capture. I would imagine there will be a frame or two audio sync issue. I think Vegas can compensate for this.

Is the TBC 1000 any better, and if so, why? I know the TBC 1000 has RCA audio in/out too. It costs twice as much.

[hip_school_preppie]

OK, so maybe no one has ever used that.

Here's some cheaper alternatives:

There's the DVD Red Pro:
http://www.xdimax.com/dvd/dvdredpro.html

Clear Pix:
http://www.checkhere22.com/stabilizer/

And the Video Magic/Ultra:
http://www.stardevelopment.com/

Anyone ever use any of these?

[Seeker47]

Hi - I was wondering if anyone uses the AVT-8710 and what they thought of it. Mainly, does it successfully remove Macrovision from VHS tapes?
Is the TBC 1000 any better, and if so, why? I know the TBC 1000 has RCA audio in/out too. It costs twice as much.

There are some extensive threads here comparing the merits of these -- check the Forum archives, keying on words like "TBC" or "AVT". The TBC 1000 is pricey at list, but they do turn up on Ebay used, selling for as low as $250. (The AVT turns up there much less often.) I don't believe there are any moving parts at all in these units, so as long as they weren't electrically fried or dropped onto a hard surface, there should be very little to go wrong with them. The TBC 1000 looks to be built quite a bit more ruggedly than the AVT, so far as that goes. It does seem to have solved the main problem I got it for, though I haven't had much time to pursue that project since I got mine.

[lordsmurf]

I own one of these, and if you search the forum, you'll see it mentioned hundreds of times, discussed in various threads. I've compared TBCs a few times, as have others.

There is also a whole thread dedicated to "copy protection" and other video errors that trip up transfers. It's a sticky in the restoration forum.

[hip_school_preppie]

Thanks folks!

I'm going to ive this one a try...
Clear Pix:
http://www.checkhere22.com/stabilizer/