Inexpensive gadgets such as this have had mixed reviews and I ordered one of these half-expecting abject failure. However, it's easy to install (read the instructions carefully) and once you've got your head round tbe software, easy to use. So far the results I've had are pretty good. The only downsides have been occasional hiccups in the soundtrack (possibly buffering in action, though no syncing problems evident) and also spurious copyright-protected messages coming up when transferring home videos. The editing software works well, but writing a high-quality file, either to your hard drive or DVD takes an age - about an hour on a reasonable spec laptop. A medium res Mpeg file (for viewing on Windows Media Player for example) takes about 10 mins for a fairly short film. The Youtube upload facility works particularly well. If like me you're new to this area, a little gadget like this is well worth a try.