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- Platform: Windows Vista / Me / XP
- Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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Manufacturer's Description
Want to watch TV shows and movies on your iPod or PSP? Make a digital copy of precious home movie tapes? Back up holiday videos when away from home? At the touch of a button, Pinnacle Video Transfer rapidly records video in MPEG-4 quality onto any USB 2.0 storage device without using a PC.
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Technical DataHeader / Product LinePinnacle Video TransferTechnical DataHeader / LocalizationGermanTechnical DataHeader / ManufacturerPinnacle SystemsTechnical DataHeader / Packaged Quantity1Technical DataDigital Multimedia Devices / Device TypeDigital AV recorderTechnical DataDigital Multimedia Devices / Key FeaturesVideo capture from external sourceTechnical DataDigital Multimedia Devices / TV Standards SupportedPALTechnical DataDigital Multimedia Devices / PC InterfacesUSBTechnical DataMotion Video / Video Capture FormatsMPEG-4
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Getting this device to work is pretty easy - which is good because the instructions are far from all encompassing. For TV viewing, only the top quality is worth using, and this is only just about average.
I initially used this with an external hard disk, and it was fine. I also bought a 16GB memory stick, and this was more of a problem - well actually it did not work. The device just refused to recognise it.
Pinnacle support subsequently admitted that it worked with some memory sticks, but not with others. To date I have not got any kind of hint as to which it which.
The weakness of Pinnacle is their customer support, and this was no exception. Initially they kept referring me to the same FAQ, which was irrelevant. Eventually they just said to use a different memory stick. Marvellous! It would not hurt to publish a list of memory stick suppliers that they recommend, then at least you'd know you were not wasting your money.
I initially used this with an external hard disk, and it was fine. I also bought a 16GB memory stick, and this was more of a problem - well actually it did not work. The device just refused to recognise it.
Pinnacle support subsequently admitted that it worked with some memory sticks, but not with others. To date I have not got any kind of hint as to which it which.
The weakness of Pinnacle is their customer support, and this was no exception. Initially they kept referring me to the same FAQ, which was irrelevant. Eventually they just said to use a different memory stick. Marvellous! It would not hurt to publish a list of memory stick suppliers that they recommend, then at least you'd know you were not wasting your money.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Pinnacle Video Transfer is a decent experience when it works but more often than not it will just leave you fuming in frustration as it stops recording mid-operation for no apparent reason. Worse still everything you've recorded up to that point will be lost. So for example if it stops recording 2.5 hours into the transfer of a 3 hour VHS tape (and this will often happen) then you've lost the 2.5 hours work and have to go back and start the process all over again.
Similarily even if you manage to get it to record all the way to the end of a tape successfully the item is so tempermental that when you press the button to stop recording everything can still be lost. It's really a case of being on tenderhooks with the PVT right until the minute you actually see the finished clip playing on your laptop. The most frustrating thing is that there seems to be no apparent pattern or reason as why to why it fails or why it succeeds so no matter how careful you are with your preperation you never know what the outcome is going to be. You could play it the same tape on the same record quality with the same USB output stick and one time it will fail half-way thru and the next time it will work successfully until completion.
Furthermore there is no playback function on the device. It's literally just a black box. Signal comes in and signal goes out which means you've got to hope that the thing is recording your tape correctly and there is no way of checking how things are progressing until the recording session is complete and the usb stick or external drive etc is removed to a laptop for review.
PVT audio also went out of sync when I used an external HDD as the output device so I had to opt for memory sticks from that point onwards.
Bottome line is PVT is Very frustrating product to use due to it's tempermental nature. You're almost afraid to FastForward a tape thru the adverts whilst recording or even touch the thing when it's in operation in case it decides to just stop working. Don't believe all the promotional blurb/clips on youtube that make its operation look like a walk in the park.
The problems are less frequent when recording straight from tv but like I've alluded to earlier if you are buying this item with a view to digitising all your old vhs tapes then you could have all kinds of problems ahead of you.
Similarily even if you manage to get it to record all the way to the end of a tape successfully the item is so tempermental that when you press the button to stop recording everything can still be lost. It's really a case of being on tenderhooks with the PVT right until the minute you actually see the finished clip playing on your laptop. The most frustrating thing is that there seems to be no apparent pattern or reason as why to why it fails or why it succeeds so no matter how careful you are with your preperation you never know what the outcome is going to be. You could play it the same tape on the same record quality with the same USB output stick and one time it will fail half-way thru and the next time it will work successfully until completion.
Furthermore there is no playback function on the device. It's literally just a black box. Signal comes in and signal goes out which means you've got to hope that the thing is recording your tape correctly and there is no way of checking how things are progressing until the recording session is complete and the usb stick or external drive etc is removed to a laptop for review.
PVT audio also went out of sync when I used an external HDD as the output device so I had to opt for memory sticks from that point onwards.
Bottome line is PVT is Very frustrating product to use due to it's tempermental nature. You're almost afraid to FastForward a tape thru the adverts whilst recording or even touch the thing when it's in operation in case it decides to just stop working. Don't believe all the promotional blurb/clips on youtube that make its operation look like a walk in the park.
The problems are less frequent when recording straight from tv but like I've alluded to earlier if you are buying this item with a view to digitising all your old vhs tapes then you could have all kinds of problems ahead of you.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
I brought this product 4 weeks ago, its brilliant. l have been using it to Record TV and Camcorder footage to a hard drive. The wonderful thing about it is l can put recordings onto my newphews PSP and my ipod, and you dont have to be a clever clogs to do it. Actually, l must say, l am away quite often and have to do my bit to meet clients in the evening, so l take it with me and record TV programs from hotel television, straight to my hard drive and watch it when l get back in. THIS IS A MUST HAVE.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Works, but not very user friendly at first
Overall this product has been helpful. But beware it is very confusing at first. I was never sure at first what the flashing lights meant, and I spent many frustrating hours going... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dave Kinsella
video transfer
this is a great product & works a treat, have used it to put films & video`s on my portable stuff
Published 21 months ago by druid
Awesome Kit
What a great piece of kit this is, you can record TV directly to your External HDD as you watch it. It's so small too so many people don't even notice it when they come round. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2010 by HoddzDJ
Excelent product a must have
After using this product at my workplace to enable me to transfer educational videos to the media server for educational use. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2009 by I. S. Morris
Nice idea but flawed
Bought this along with a hard drive and a Media Player. The hard drive and the media player work great but this, after only a few uses, has become faulty. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by B. Moran
The PVT is not as expected
The Pinnacle Video Transfer has a few, to me, major issues. First off is the 30 second minimal recording. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Yasumy
Pinnacle video transfer
I bought this product as a gift for my son, Tom. The pinnacle video transfer arrived promptly in time for Tom's birthday. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Mr. T. J. Dooner
Excellent product, but...
This is an excellent product. It is easy to use, small and the converted video is excellent quality. However you can only copy to a FAT32 formatted external harddrive. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by P. Carey
Not worth the money
Overall, you would be buying a very basic but overpriced item from a company with notoriously indifferent customer support.
Good points:
* Simple to use and set up. Read more
Good points:
* Simple to use and set up. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2009 by rayk
Generally, does what it claims but ...
power supply packed up after a couple of minutes. Usual great service from Amazon got me a new unit within days. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2009 by Nigel Glass
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