> From: Brian scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 16/06/2006, at 5:21 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: >> Due to the karking of a VCR I am looking to buy a DVD HDD recorder. > > I used transfer from VCR to my computer also (except I used an analogue > to digital device instead of a camera) and in the end > I settled for an EyeTV that way you are more sure of getting a format > that you can deal with on your computer than maybe you would using a > DVD HDD recorder.
Severin, I'd second Brian's suggestion for a number of other reasons as well. :-) If a major priority is to transfer video footage to your Mac, an EyeTV unit would certainly be the fastest, easiest and most flexible way to achieve this. We went through 2 different models of digital TV HDD recorders before giving up on them and going for the EyeTV solution and couldn't be happier as a few of my WAMUG posts over the last year or so will attest. :-) An EyeTV solution would also probably be the cheapest option if you already have at least a 500MHz G4 Mac or so. An EyeTV and a nice big external Firewire hard disk can be had for under Aus$400. If your Mac doesn't have composite or S-video out to display on your TV, that might be the only extra issue you would need to address. It's also a lot easier and generally cheaper to add more hard disk to your EyeTV Mac than it is to add bigger disks to HDD Recorders. Also, last time I checked, HDD recorders with a DVD burner were not available in Australia with Digital TV tuners (unbelievably this was the case for several years and may still be the case). This is a *major* disadvantage as the difference between digital TV quality and analog is equivalent to that between DVD and VHS. -Mart -------------------------------------- Martin Hill email: mart "at" ozmac.com homepages: http://mart.ozmac.com Mb: 0417-967-969 hm: (08)9314-5242
