VHS Capture issue with Hauppage WinTV-HVR-2250

[Brad]

The trouble is that VHS is an unstable format (signal-wise). For whatever reason, computer capture device makers have rarely taken that into account. Hobbyists will add one or more passthrough devices like that DMR-ES15 mentioned above in order to correct the signal to get a better capture and the improve upon it further in software.

Normal people who just want some reasonable-looking facsimile of their tape might use the DVD recorder as a DVD recorder and be done with it.

[Finkswitch]

Sorry for no updates in a while. I had a wedding & Honeymoon since this last post.

I've picked up a DMR-ES15, but it seems to come through the same so far. I've only got a single set of AV cables, so I'm using the analog coaxial connection. I'm assuming the DMR-ES15 doesn't do any correction when acting as an analog pass through like this, right? I'm going to pick up another set of AV/S-Video cables in the morning and give it a shot...

[jagabo]

I'm assuming the DMR-ES15 doesn't do any correction when acting as an analog pass through like this, right?

The line TBC and frame sync both work in passthrough. Though I think it only works on the rear inputs. Be sure to turn off the noise reduction feature. It's way to aggressive and leads to ghosting.

[Finkswitch]

Would it do the line correction even over the rear coaxial connections? If that's the case, I'm really at a loss as to what's happening!

[jagabo]

Would it do the line correction even over the rear coaxial connections?

I never tried that. I've only used composite and s-video.

[usually_quiet]

Would it do the line correction even over the rear coaxial connections? If that's the case, I'm really at a loss as to what's happening!

The coax in feeds the analog tuner. I'm also not sure if processing is done on the signal originating from the coax-in after it is tuned, when a composite or S-Video A/V line out is used. Also, if you want to use the DVD recorder's line TBC-like circuitry to process the VHS signal, use the 1st set of incoming composite/S-Video/stereo audio connections, located on the back of the unit, to connect the VCR. I don't know if if it is true for the DMR-ES15 or not, but for some DVD recorders, only one set of incoming A/V connections receives processing.

There is definitely no processing at all on the signal from the DVD recorder's coax out. The rear coaxial connections are just a pass-through for the signal from the coax in. The coax out exists so that a TV connected to it can tune a signal independently of the DVD recorder, which allows watching a different channel than the one being recorded. If the VCR isn't connected to analog cable TV service, then when using the DVD recorder's coax in, the DVD recorder coax out passes through just analog channel 3 or channel 4 (depending which one the VCR was set up to use), but if the incoming video connection was via an A/V line in from the VCR instead, no signal would be provided over the DVD recorder's coax out .

[Finkswitch]

Ok, I'm glad to hear that, actually. I was a little frustrated with it last night. I'll get another set of S-Video/Composite cables, and try going in with those, and out to the card from the S-Video/Composite out connections. Fingers crossed that this will finally work for me!

[Finkswitch]

I hooked it up with the S-Video/Composite connections and it's working perfectly! Thank you so much everyone who helped with this!!!