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Pinnacle Direct-to-device Video Transfer Review

Posted by Billy Fairchild Labels:

I have been looking for a good video capture solution that would work both with my Macbook or my PC. After much research and delegation I decided to try this bad boy.

My first impressions I was amazed. I couldn't get past the fact that it requires no computer at all. I can capture video from anything that uses A/V cables and have it placed directly on a flash card, USB drive, or my favorite my 500 GB external hard drive. This bad boy just works. It's super easy and has three quality settings.

Last night I tested it on the 360. I used the highest quality setting and I was very impressed at how great it looked. Actually, it wasn't just great it was mind blowing. To get to the point if your looking for a simple press-and-go video capturing solution look no further.


Here are some specs from Pinnacle:

System Requirements:

Input connectors

  • Composite Video: 1xRCA (PAL-SECAM-NTSC)
  • S-Video: 1xY/C (PAL-SECAM-NTSC)
  • Stereo Audio: 2xRCA

Capture format:

  • H.264 (MPEG-4)

USB output (devices not included):

  • Sony��� PSP® (firmware version 2.81 or higher)
  • Apple® iPod® Video, Nano and Classic (FAT32 only, firmware version 1.2.1 or higher) iPod Touch and iPhone are supported via iTunes
  • USB2.0 Hard Disk Drive (FAT16/32 only)
  • Flash Memory Stick USB 2.0, (FAT16/32 only). Video quality dependant on stick data rate.

Capture quality:
IPOD®:

  • Good: Video 320x240 512 kbps video 96 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz
  • Better: Video 320x240 768 kbps video 128 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz
  • Best: Video 640x480 1.5 Mbps video 128 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz

PSP®:

  • Good: Video 320x240 512 kbps video 64 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz
  • Better: Video 320x240 768 kbps video 96 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz
  • Best: Video 320x240 1 Mbps video 128 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz

HDD/Flash memory:

  • Good: Video 320x240 768 kbps video 64 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz
  • Better: Video 640x480 1.2 Mbps video 128 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz
  • Best: Video 720x576 (PAL, SECAM) / 480 (NTSC) 1.5 Mbps video 192 kbps stereo audio 48 KHz

Package content:

  • Pinnacle Video Transfer Hardware
  • Audio/Video cable 3 x RCA
  • Power supply unit
  • Quick Start Guide

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