hello does anybody know what i can use to capture vhs onto my pc. i dont have a clue what wires to use or what software. also i would rather preffer to buy it from a retail outlet not online. heard and seen too many scams. thanks
this is what i use for recording tv or from my vcr,or burn to disk.
PCTV 100e
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Watch and record analog TV on your PC
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Use Timeshifting to control the TV viewing experience.
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Bus-powered with no need for an external power cord.
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Unique! Burn recorded programs directly to disc with Direct-to-DVD.
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Record TV shows directly in DivX format.
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Unique! Includes Pinnacle MediaManager ? ideal for organizing your media files.
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Complete remote-controlled Pinnacle MediaCenter application.
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Listen to Internet radio stations from around the world with your remote.
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Record television programs with TitanTV?s Electronic Programming Guide.
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CD and DVD playback.
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Integrated CD and DVD burning.
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Studio QuickStart for video editing and removal of commercials.
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High-quality video capture.
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thanks for the advice but i do have one question. does this device plug into a usb port or any other basic port on a computer and can it be bought from a retail outlet?
* PCTV 100e is equipped with a premium quality PAL/SECAM tuner with full hyperband CableTV support.
* Infrared remote transmitter incl. batteries
* IR receiver integrated into hardware
* USB cable
PCTV 100e has the following approvals
* FCC and CE
* Microsoft WHQL certification for Windows XP
* USB.org ?High-Speed? (USB 2.0)
Inputs and Outputs
* USB 2.0 only
* Video Inputs: S-video, Composite video (RCA socket)
* Audio Inputs: Stereo audio input (line-in) 3.5
Supported File Formats
* TV Capture: capture analog TV to hard disc with MPEG-1/2 or DivX real-time compression
* Music: MP3, MPEG-1 layer 2 (MPA), PCM WAV, WMA
* Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 (.VOB files), MPEG-4AVI, WMV9, (For XviD playback, the corresponding decoders must be installed)
* Images: JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF CD/DVD Playback: Audio CD, DVD, DVD Video, S-VCD, VCD, DVD+VR, DVD-VR
* Burning: Audio CDs, MP3 CDs and DVDs (files must be in MP3 format for burning), VCD, S-VCD and DVD
System Requirements
Operating system:
* Windows XP (Home, Professional or Media Center Edition 2005) with latest service pack
Minimum System Requirements:
* Intel® Pentium® 4, 2.0 GHz, Intel Pentium Mobile (M), 1.3 GHz or equivalent AMD® Athlon® XP
* 256 MB of RAM
* U-DMA IDE hard disk (min 5GB free capacity)
* Graphics controller with support for DirectX® 8 or higher
* Sound controller with support for DirectX 9 or higher
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
* 1 USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) port
Recommended system:
* Intel Pentium 4, 2.5 GHz, Intel Pentium Mobile (M), 1.5 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 64
* 512 MB of RAM
* UDMA hard drive with 20 GB or more disk space
* DirectX 9 (or higher) compatible graphic card and soundcard
* DVD-Recorder
* 1 USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) port http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Produc...
