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Turps hun, thanks very much :thumbsup:

althoguh im still none the wiser re this??:$


Do the leads get round the Macrovision protection system on some tapes and discs?
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i just dont understand what you mean :(
 
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debs i was lookin into these a bit back n the best one i could find was a plextor capture unit, as it rips to divx rather than mpeg etc. (divx is like ya mp3 compared to ya wav in a way in the sense that its more compression etc) - it also rips to dvd mpeg etc too btw n if ya do do divx's it keeps the quality jus cuts the file size down loads :thumbsup:

i found one at the time on ebay for about 60 quid. there more than that new i think but i can have a look around for one for ya if ya want?

i did quite a bit of reading up on em and that was the dogs bollox of what i sifted thru. plextor are a decent shabang :thumbsup:
 
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butty, I've just gone for one of those, so if it's a load of shit, I'm gonna punch you in the head :p

btw, it's £53.77 inc VAT and shipping (cheapest shipping option - 3 day lite)

I'd previously tried to convert videos via a DVD-R, the quality was ace, but then trying to encode from DVD-R (Video format) to divx was a pain in the arse, so being able to do it all on the fly, should in theory be good, the problems I've had in the past when I used a Belkin capture device were limited capture size, and it dropped loads of frames, so when capturing, it's best to take out your network cable (not be online basically) and also disable all firewall/antivirus software, and ANYTHING else in the task/system tray that doesn't need to be running, as the more system resources available, the better (even if you have a top spec PC)

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Check around to see if any other online shop has that in stock if you are in a hurry, as just had an email from them saying "Item on back order" ....
 
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I also was looking into buying one of these a while back, but got sidetracked.

I'd be interested to know what the results are like, Debs and Jammer:thumbsup:

Keep us updated!:thumbsup: :)
 
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Jiglo said:
I also was looking into buying one of these a while back, but got sidetracked.

I'd be interested to know what the results are like, Debs and Jammer:thumbsup:

Keep us updated!:thumbsup: :)
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Lol itll take me a while to suss the thing out no doubt but ill certainly let ya know hun ;)
 
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blue jammer said:
butty, I've just gone for one of those, so if it's a load of shit, I'm gonna punch you in the head :p

btw, it's £53.77 inc VAT and shipping (cheapest shipping option - 3 day lite)

I'd previously tried to convert videos via a DVD-R, the quality was ace, but then trying to encode from DVD-R (Video format) to divx was a pain in the arse, so being able to do it all on the fly, should in theory be good, the problems I've had in the past when I used a Belkin capture device were limited capture size, and it dropped loads of frames, so when capturing, it's best to take out your network cable (not be online basically) and also disable all firewall/antivirus software, and ANYTHING else in the task/system tray that doesn't need to be running, as the more system resources available, the better (even if you have a top spec PC)

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lol u can do mate. from what ive read up on em ul b pleased as punch with ya new purchase.

i can only think its gone down in price so much as they must have a load of stock left over. n with the demise of vhs n the rise of dvd writers etc etc i spose the demand for them now will be a lot less than it once was.

anyways im sure it will be fine ya jus got yaself a bargain :thumbsup:
 
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when ya have got it debs il come up to yours n help ya set it up n stuff if ya wish :thumbsup:
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thats a great idea, although you might have to move in for a few months lol ;)

Anyway ive order it today so hopefully itll be with me in the next few days :thumbsup:
 
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butty said:
lol u can do mate. from what ive read up on em ul b pleased as punch with ya new purchase.

i can only think its gone down in price so much as they must have a load of stock left over. n with the demise of vhs n the rise of dvd writers etc etc i spose the demand for them now will be a lot less than it once was.

anyways im sure it will be fine ya jus got yaself a bargain :thumbsup:
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butty, i fucking love you :D

This device is the danglies of the dog that ate a whole cat for breakfast :D

Amazing and so damn simple to use!

Word of warning to anyone, the driver doesn't work on the CD you get with the pack, but a simple google for the device name and the operating system you are using brought up the latest driver online, downloaded, installed, rebooted and had captured my first 1 minute of .avi compressed as divx with crystal clear mp3 audio (1 min of divx high quality came out at 34meg) all done in less than 5 minutes :king:

I'm so happy I could shit, all the tapes I have that I can convert to divx, burn and back them up, then chuck the tapes away, knowing the quality hasn't been lost - uknova are gonna love me :eyebrow:

Deffo a bargain, and takes away the hassle of converting to dvd-r, then re-encoding to divx (which never worked without sync issues for me) as this thing does it all in one go :thumbsup:
 
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lol nice one beej n NS. glad its sorted debs il get in touch this week n sort out poppin up if ya wish n we can suss out the best way to capture yo sh!t :D
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nice one chuck.....just gis a shout when yer free n ill come get ya :thumbsup:
 


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