

At a reasonable price of $199 and with excellent picture quality, the DAC-100 is the best buy of the bunch for most users.Īny of these boxes will do a competent job of capturing analog video and converting it to DV in NTSC (the American video standard) or PAL (the European standard), but there are noticeable differences in image quality between them. While the ADVC55 doesn’t specifically claim OS 9 compatibility, we successfully captured and exported video with all the units in both OS 9 and OS X.

September 2002], another excellent bidirectional converter.) We also looked at the Canopus ADVC55, which converts in only one direction, from analog to digital. We tested ADS Technologies’ Pyro A/V Link, Datavideo’s DAC-100, and Miglia Technology’s Director’s Cut Take 2 bidirectional (analog to digital and back to analog) converters. Or you can export it back to analog format (to a brand-new videotape, for example). Once you’ve captured it, you can edit it and burn it to a DVD. What can you do to preserve your video library and bring all of this analog stuff into the digital age?Īn analog-to-DV converter allows you to capture video from your VCR or analog camcorder and convert it to digital video. And then there’s that shopping bag filled with old Hi8 tapes of birthday parties and vacations gathering dust in the closet.
#ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER BEST BUY FULL#
You can’t remember the last time you bought or rented a video, but you still have shelves full of your well-worn favorites.
