DIGITNOW HD Video Capture Box 1080P 60FPS USB 2.0 Video Converter with 5" OLED Screen, AV&HDMI Recorder from VCR, DVD, VHS Tapes, Hi8, Camcorders, Gaming Systems

We had tons of VHS tapes, family videos we took in the 80s & 90s. Retired now and downsizing into a tiny home, we needed to digitize these priceless memories. We'd used a VHS to DVD converter for a few tapes back in 2010, and sent copies of those DVDs to our kids as we completed conversions.I've spent some time the past 2 weeks comparing competing products for transferring home videos into digital format on my Windows 7 PC and Mac for long-term preservation and so that I can edit the videos on my PC.when I see "digitnow " video grabber , it look exquisite appearance and complete accessories，I decidt try one.A note about video resolution: The analog video tape formats (VHS, Video8, and normal Hi8) all have native video resolutions less than 640x480. All of the video transfer products on the market record the video from these formats at either 640x480 or 720x480. It doesn't really matter which of these two resolutions the product records at. The point is, all of the video transfer products record at higher resolution than the original video, so you are capturing all of the resolution of the original video when you do the video transfer, which is good.But use it on my Mac , I find "the video capture from thedigitnow " video grabber is significantly higher quality than from the others similar products, even same as Hauppauge and Elgato, but I buy it only spent Elgato's 1/3 money .In short I am very happy with the product and highly recommend it. Of course your experience may vary depending upon your hardware.Hardware: Apple iMac (Late 2013) running OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan, Sony DCR TRV11 NTSC Handicam (2000), Magnavox VRT442 (1996)

I downloaded the latest Mac drivers (~170Mb) from their website, very very slowly (Over about 45 minutes despite my 300Mb fiber connection). I read the included directions and ran the installation package file before attaching the device to my USB port.When I plug the device in, a different driver from "Macrosilicon" is applied and the included software won't run because it says no compatible capture device was found.I thought maybe I could remove this other driver, and reinstall the driver I downloaded, but couldn't figure it out. It's unclear which driver file is being picked up, or why. Honestly, I've been developing software on Mac platform for over a decade and have never had an issue with a driver like this. This sort of BS is usually reserved for Linux and Windows users.I've researched this problem for days. There is no uninstall feature, but I did try re-installing several times. I have tried every combination of keywords to find that there's just not a lot of information regarding this device or the problems with installation. It is clear, however, that this device is "based on" another device with a similar chipset, which is how they're able to sell this product cheaper than alternatives. I think that's also why there are so many issues with the installation, because the experience is an afterthought to the cloned circuitry.I'm a problem solver, I've built and developed for computers almost my whole life, and love to fix things, but I've spent too much time trying to finesse this thing to function.

This is a really useful device if you are doing video capture. It has HDMI in-out for passthrough, which is great. The only thing I advise caution about is that the device does not make a single video file per record session. In fact, it makes a series of small files that can be stitched together in your favorite editing software, much the same way that most dashcams do. Unfortunately, there will be a small "blip" between each clip because of the start/stop characteristics of the individual files. This can result in problems if the files start or stop at a critical moment during the capture. On the whole, however, it is a good device and has worked well for me.

I have been transferring old he movies (8mm and MiniDV) for over ten years. I have always been skeptical of these items and therefore used what I believed to be a more reliable, yet time consuming method (Transfer to DVD using recorder, then to PC, then convert to MP4 using YouTube). I was still skeptical when reading other reviews before purchasing this product. However, I have found it to be easy to use, reliable and quick.I will note that the quality of your tapes will determine the outcome the process. Some reviews suggested that the device caused errors with tape odor and/or sound quality. However, I found this to be a result of the quality of certain tapes and the camera used for original recording. The original 8mm Sony Handicam we used from 1990-2002 had difficulty recording audio from 2000-2002 and had to be replaced. That, along with tape degradation is more likely the cause of your audio/video issues when transferring.As I said, I began transferring tapes over ten years ago and used a lengthy process. I have found that in that time, many tapes have only gotten worse. Don't wait, save your memories now!