Posted by Alpha on 12/18/05 21:29

"Scott Ehrlich" <scott@mit.edu> wrote in message
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>
> Well, I tried using the ADS Tech USB 701 device on my 1 Gig P3 with 384
> Meg RAM. Ulead's VideoStudio 8 kept the processor pegged, and eventually,
> streaming video from my VCR via the ADS box through the USB 2.0 connection
> just hung the PC.
>
> This did work fine for one take, but when I brought a burned DVD to my
> player, although the video was fine, there was no sound, and VideoStudio
> did not provide anything obvious as to why audio wasn't being included.
> It sounded and looked fine during the trial.
>
> My next plan is to return the ADS box and upgrade my mobo and cpu to
> something newer, including integrated USB 2 and firewire ports.
>
> The next step will be to research suitable video-capture cards (RCA and/or
> S-Video inputs) so most everything can be done within the PC and no
> external stuff is needed except for the VCR and i.link (firewire)
> camcorder.
>
> This is all for personal/home use.
>
>
> Thanks for feedback and advice along the way.
>
> Scott
>

I have the ADS instant dvd usb 2 device and have never lost a single frame
of video. CPU use is about 30% during capture. I have a Dell Optiplex P4
2.8 Ghz with 1 gig RAM.

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