How would you all rate this japanese USB capture device ?

[MidnightMike]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250457174498

I bought this over 9 days ago and I should be getting this in the mail tomorrow
I just recently bought a HP d530 barebones pc and turned it into a mini recording media center.
Since I will be going back to work pretty soon I just wanted the hp to record any TV shows while I'm gone.
I would use my other pc, but I have internet radio and some other stuff working in the background of my pc and don't want the video recording to suffer especially when the sound card is occupied.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Honestly it will look like crap, VCD quality at best because they use USB 1.1. Make sure you hold on to your receipt.

[johns0]

According to the specs it captures in usb 2.0 at 720x480/720x576 with a Philips SAA7113 decoder,not sure where you saw usb 1.1 and vcd only.

[lacywest]

here is what it says .... might be alright but unless there has been some improvements lately ... it will do the encoding in software mode ... not hardware mode ... hardware encoding is better.


EASY CAP USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio
Captures from Spycam/VHS/DV Camcorders/TV
NO ADDITIONAL Charges / HIDDEN COSTS

The EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio, it can capture High-quality video and audio file direct by USB 2.0 interface without sound card. However, the installation is very simple and the external power is unnecessary. Solution for laptop, we have enclosed the professional video editing software Ulead Video Studio 8.0 SE DVD then provide best editing function for you. Video Studio is video-editing software that makes editing your movies as fun as shooting them. The new Video Studio Movie Wizard helps novice users finish stylish movies in only three steps. Share finished projects on DVD, tape, the Web, and mobile devices. High-speed rendering and real-time performance mean less time waiting and more time creating. By the way, you can create many special effect and clip video files...etc.

-Video Decode: Philips SAA7113
-USB 2.0 Interface: Syntek TDK1160
-Include Professional and easy to learn & used video editor
-software: Ulead Video Studio 8.0 SE DVD
-Popular USB 2.0 interface and not need other power
-Capture Video & Audio though USB 2.0 interface
-Support Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation control
-The dimension suitable that is easy to carry
-Could capture audio without the sound card
-High plug & play
-Support For All Formats: record in DVD+/-R/RW, DVD+/-VR, and DVD-Video.
-Applying to internet conference / net meeting
-Complies With Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev. 2.0
-Supports NTSC, PAL, Video format
-Video input: One RCA composite, One S-Video
-Audio input : Stereo audio (RCA)mm
-Dimension (L)88mm x (W)28mm x (H)18mm
-USB bus power
-Supports high quality video resolution
-NTSC: 720 x 480 @ 30fps
-PAL: 720 x 576 @ 25fps
-USB: Compliant USB 2.0 free port

[JimmyS]

As soon as I read:

-The dimension suitable that is easy to carry

I was hooked.

Heck, For 10 bucks, if it works at all near its specs, how can you go wrong.

[classfour]

Same as this one? https://forum.videohelp.com/topic331168.html

[jman98]

Chance that a legit version of Ulead (even a stripped down one) is in a product that costs ten dollars? Near zero.

Don't expect miracles for this price. You've been warned.

[themaster1]

"chinese, japanese dirty knees...look at these" (© the devils rejects)
I wanted to place this line since a long time, you gave me the opportunity !

Sorry i'm off topic hehe, well this card certainly look cheap so only for that i give it a 1 star out of 5. But it's got a philips SAA7113 chip so maybe it's worth a try, cross the fingers & burn a candle just in case.

[MidnightMike]

Well I just got mine in the mail tonight.
The ulead software is junk but the drivers work fine as long as they install properly on vista sp2.
Also I had windvr 3.0 installed on vista sp2 so, it recorded perfectly even though you can't hear the sound while it's recording, but when you play it back it sounds perfect.

Here is a 6 minute video I did of GT4 I hope thats ok.
My final problem now is if I place the easy cp on my front usb ports it will knock out all of the usb ports on the back of my pc and make it crash, has anyone else experienced this problem ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMg-QZNCNQU

[JimmyS]

Will VirtualDub capture work with it? That would certainly be a nice plus.

EDIT: Just saw your video. Looks great. Not a bad $10 investment.

EDIT2: Missed your USB issue. Possible power draw issue. Could be sucking the life out of the rest of the channel. Do you have separate PCI USB card you could try it on.

[MidnightMike]

I'll download virtual dub now and I'll report back in the morning.
What OS are you currently running haven't tried this on xp sp2 or sp3 yet.

[JimmyS]

I have XP SP3. Have not seen any issues with VDub with any SP level of XP.

[MidnightMike]

I wasn't talking about compatbily with virtual dub, as soon as I get everything updated on this HP d530 tonight thats where easy cap will stay from now on.
I heard some very angry customers on ebay said their easy cap failed to install on xp, just wondering which sp it was, xp is very supreme, but it doesn't like some new hardware it can't install when it's from another country. almost like vista screams bloody murder about everything during the past 2 years -_-.