Video ripping hardware

Krug · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 4:54 pm **Post subject:** Video ripping hardware

I have been looking to rip some VHS that I have for a long time. The only thing is, I cannot decide what is best to do the job. The range of convertors is quite confusing.

I would prefer an external unit to an internal.

I would quite like to get a TiVo PVR, but does anyone know if video can be captured onto that then exported to PC? In fact can regular TiVo recordings be exported too?

Any advice much appreciated

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:20 pm **Post subject:**

take a gander here:
http://forum.dead-donkey.com/viewtopic.php?t=576

I like the idea of tivo, but tivo went bust in the uk

BskyB has all but abliterated them (despite the fact tivo was a better system)

Krug · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:51 pm **Post subject:**

Ok, I'll probably start saving up for a Dazzle then. Unless anyone can tell me that you can capture your vids and export em on a TiVo.

I'd get a Sky+ but you can't export from it and I don't have a Sky subscription.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2004 5:52 pm **Post subject:**

Can;t say. The dazzle card I have is old now, there's probably something better out there

MCMLXXXVIII · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2004 11:21 am **Post subject:**

If you don't want to subscribe to Sky, get a Pace Twin PVR. It's a freeview receiver with a built in HD.

Apart from being a bit buggy at times, and the fact that we are still waiting for a 7 day EPG, it's one of the best things I ever bought.

Krug · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2004 11:43 am **Post subject:**

Can you import/export with the Pace though?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2004 7:08 pm **Post subject:**

Don't think so, but I would put out a general warning against pace. Make sure you have a warranty, they break down all the f*cking time. My brother has sky+ (pace) and its been replaced 4 times in under 2 years.

They are buggy as hell.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2004 11:00 pm **Post subject:**

http://www.asus.com.tw/vga/tvtuner/overview.htm

Supposed to be a good card (not seen it or anything to heard). Has a 10bit decoder which is what you want. Gives significantly better quality.

http://www.dinside.no/php/art.php?id=86926
is good too

Both are internal cards, but I hear are the kind of stuff you should be looking for.

Krug · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2004 7:33 pm **Post subject:**

I found the asus card here:
http://www.armadacomputers.co.uk/show.p ... 75&cat=158

Do you think the price is right though? Seems cheap to me, I was expecting it to cost like ?70 or something. I'll just get that I think, but do you think it is PAL, it should be, it's a UK site, but if that price is wrong I don't want to email them and bring their attention to it, I'd rather just order. The price could be right though, I don't know. What do you think?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2004 7:44 pm **Post subject:**

Hmmm, does seem very cheap. I've not seen one up close, its just what I read on a forum about capture devices. You may want to ask them about the quality to expect from the card.

I guess a DV bridge is going to give you best quality, but you are not going to get a good one for less than ?100, hell most are about ?150+.

Krug · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2004 7:53 pm **Post subject:**

hmm yeah I just read on afterdawn

Quote:

...the Next best thing which is quite a Bit down the ladder in Quality would be a TV Tuner Card with a 10Bit Decode chip like a Leadtech Expert or an Asus TV tuner card, You can get one of these for under $75 but the Quality will not be as High and there are a Lot more potential problems Like Sync Problems and dropping Frames and a Hundred other problems that can pop up it makes it worth it to sped twice as Much and get something you can rely on...

So maybe I should wait and save up some cash. Maybe I will just get Formac Studio TVR, you know how I like my Mac after all

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2004 8:21 pm **Post subject:**

mac is the biz for video processing and animation.. i forgot u used it to be honest.

Krug · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:23 pm **Post subject:**

Well I went and blew my cash all over a Formac TVR, but now my Mac is totally dead so it's gonna be quite some time before I actually get going:(

Hopefully it'll get sorted soon though and I can get ripping

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