It took me a few attempts to get the right equipment to capture my old VHS tapes; I wasted money on adaptors to convert YPbPr to HDMI, PAL to NTSC, and even a digital stabilizer, and this device is an absolute winner! It allows you to manually over-ride the video mode (NTSC, NTSC J, PAL, PAL60, SECAM etc.) which is EXTREMELY helpful on worn out foreign tapes played on a multi-region VCR that would otherwise confuse automated devices. Commercial tapes are recorded without problems.
The capture card is made in Taiwan by a Japanese brand, which is a huge plus. It's a quality device that was well thought out.
The software came on a disc, and was in Japanese, but getting the drivers to work with OBS was a piece of cake with Google Translate on my phone.
My only minor, minor complaint is that the choice of resolutions is a little restrictive. I'd like to have the option to record at higher resolutions, especially when capturing from S-video. If I/O Data ever releases a capture device for YPbPr video signals, I'll be first in line to buy one.
| Brand | アイ・オー・データ |
|---|---|
| Item model number | GV-USB2 |
| Operating System | Windows 10/Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista(32ビット)/Windows XP SP2以降※詳細はメーカーHP参照 |
| Product Dimensions | 1.82 x 5.74 x 1.3 cm; 49.9 Grams |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 18 x 57 x 13 millimeters |
| Colour | Black |
