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From: Swifty on 28 Nov 2009 14:38
I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the
DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via
the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three
"Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc
contents.

Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done
anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV
emulation card.

What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare
connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have
to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also
come into the equation; mine is PAL.

--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk
From: Roy Smith on 28 Nov 2009 16:00
Swifty wrote:
> I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the
> DVD is in the camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via
> the cable that came with the camcorder, which terminates in three
> "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and Yellow(Video), then view the disc
> contents.
>
> Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done
> anything like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV
> emulation card.
>
> What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare
> connections other than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have
> to be USB connected. I suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also
> come into the equation; mine is PAL.

If you have a DVD drive in your PC, just put the disk in and watch it
with Windows Media Player, Realplayer or whatever you like to use to
watch DVDs.

--

Roy Smith
Windows XP Pro SP3
From: Tim Meddick on 28 Nov 2009 20:57
You can buy [quite cheaply] products on the market to edit video output on your PC.

You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly!

I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter -
�10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are
other products.

Simply, I just typed : "VIDEO OUT TO USB" into Google...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Swifty" <Steve.J.Swift(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I recently bought a camcorder that records onto an 8cm DVD. Whilst the DVD is in the
>camcorder, I can plug the camcorder into my SONY TV via the cable that came with the
>camcorder, which terminates in three "Phono" plugs, Red/White(Audio) and
>Yellow(Video), then view the disc contents.
>
> Is there some way I could watch the camcorder on my PC? I've never done anything
> like this before, but it seems I'd need some sort of TV emulation card.
>
> What might make it harder is that my PC has absolutely no spare connections other
> than USB, so whatever hardware is suggested would have to be USB connected. I
> suspect that the issue of PAL vs NTSC will also come into the equation; mine is
> PAL.
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk

From: Swifty on 29 Nov 2009 04:38
Tim Meddick wrote:
> You might try googling once in a while, it does give results -
> surprisingly!
>
> I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video
> Adapter - �10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing
> software - but there are other products.

You might be surprised to find that I did google - extensively - before
posting here.

I found exactly the same "EasyCap" device for �0.99 but it came with
reviews which ranged from ecstatic to rubbish, so which am I to believe?

I came here in the hope of finding people who could recommend devices
which had worked well for them, specifically under Windows XP.

Still, �0.99 is perhaps not too much of a gamble.

--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk
From: Tim Meddick on 29 Nov 2009 11:23
I was only attempting to show you the type of device that you would need, in case you
didn't know, and to show you that these devices do exist.

But I think there must be some difference as to what we are talking about;

The device I found was priced at �10.95 (so probably about $15), and comes with video
editing software.

It has three input cables, each terminating with a female "phono" plug (red, white
and yellow).

At the other end of it is a male standard USB plug for your PC. Thusly, you can
connect a variety of devices (camcorders, dvd video players) to your PC.

I cannot think you'd ever be able to get all that for �0.99 !

Check out this link to see if it's the same one....

EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video Audio TV VHS DVD Capture Adapter
http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/08/15/hands-on-with-the-easycap-capture-usb-20-video-adapter-with-audio/

(You'll find an extensive review of this product plus comments from users of it)

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Swifty" <Steve.J.Swift(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Tim Meddick wrote:
>> You might try googling once in a while, it does give results - surprisingly!
>>
>> I found one, while I was just writing this - The EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapter -
>> �10.95 (I live in UK) which comes complete with editing software - but there are
>> other products.
>
> You might be surprised to find that I did google - extensively - before posting
> here.
>
> I found exactly the same "EasyCap" device for �0.99 but it came with reviews which
> ranged from ecstatic to rubbish, so which am I to believe?
>
> I came here in the hope of finding people who could recommend devices which had
> worked well for them, specifically under Windows XP.
>
> Still, �0.99 is perhaps not too much of a gamble.
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk

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