Does anyone use this? Seems like a good, low cost way of getting analogue video into the Mac.
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I think this is one of their older products. Are you looking to add DVR (TiVo) capability to your Mac? Or do you just want to import analog video?
If you are just looking to import video you could also use a MiniDV camcorder that has the AV pass through feature. You'd plug the analog source (VCR or whatever) into the camcorder and then go from the camcorder to your Mac via Firewire.
Not sure the price of the Studio DV but Im sure you could find a decent used MiniDV camcorder with pass-thru on eBay for $150 or so. Just make sure that it has the pass-thru or bridge feature as many of the low-end cams did not have this feature.
This way you can get cheap camcorder and an AV bridge for a decent price.
If you are just looking to import video you could also use a MiniDV camcorder that has the AV pass through feature. You'd plug the analog source (VCR or whatever) into the camcorder and then go from the camcorder to your Mac via Firewire.
Not sure the price of the Studio DV but Im sure you could find a decent used MiniDV camcorder with pass-thru on eBay for $150 or so. Just make sure that it has the pass-thru or bridge feature as many of the low-end cams did not have this feature.
This way you can get cheap camcorder and an AV bridge for a decent price.
It's pretty bad - Tiger support is terrible, sometimes crashes when recording... And about another million complaints... Don't buy it. You'll regret it.