Easyday DC60 - USB 2.0 Video Capture Adapter with ChipSet UTV 007 and Video Editing Software Compatible EasyCap

This works well for backing up my VHS collection on Windows 7. Took some trial and error though. Here's how I did it to maybe save you some trouble. 1. Use composite (red/white/yellow) plugs, I haven't tried S-Video. 2. After you plug it all in, go to your windows device manager and look for something that says usbtv or OEM Device somewhere in the list of devices. Once you've found it, you can click on that device and find in its options the place where you can update its driver. Browse for the driver and if you have the mini cd that comes with the device in your cd/dvd/br drive navigate to that location. On the cd there are driver folders marked for a handful of operating systems. Find the right folder for your OS and install the driver. You don't need to install the software that comes with it. 3. Install VirtualDub, you can find this on sourceforge, it is free and not filled with adware. 4. Start up VirtualDub. Once it's started, in the file menu choose "Capture AVI" or similar option. After you do that, VirtualDub will enter capture mode and all the menu items change. Under File (I think) you have to Set the Capture File name and location, so do that. Choose a location on your hard drive with A LOT of free space, you will need approximately 1.5 GIGS (yes, you read correctly) per MINUTE of video. This is assuming you are capturing HUFFYUV lossless video. You can compress the video afterwards, but you should capture lossless if you want the highest quality and aren't very well versed in codecs and compression. 5. Once you have set the file name/location, go to the Video menu and make sure the Video Source is set to COMPOSITE. (I'm doing this from memory, so if you can't find the option, search around in the video menu. 6. Under video also, make sure PREVIEW is selected and not overlay. 7. Under audio, make sure audio capture is enabled but NOT playback. Unless you have a really powerful computer audio playback during recording will cause you to drop a lot of frames, probably causing video jitters or sync issues. 8. Once that is all set, you can find the option to "Capture Video" or "Start Capture" in the Capture menu somewhere. Click play on your VCR and Start Capture and let the entirety of your vhs tape play. You will be able to see it but not hear it. It is capturing the audio, just not playing it back at you. After the tape finishes, press Stop Capture in the Capture Menu and stop your VCR. 9. Download another free program called Handbrake off the internet. Install/open it. 10. Under Source, browse to the avi file you ripped with this device. For the destination file, choose a filename/location on your hard drive with at least 4-5 gigs of space available. Choose "High Profile" from the list of presets in the right window of the program. Click Start! When it finishes (will take up to an hour or two for standard 90+ minute vhs tapes or maybe longer if you have an older computer) inspect the quality of the new (far smaller in file size) file and make sure your video is good. You can delete the massive AVI file if you are happy with the smaller, new file. Enjoy! If you see weird horizontal bands in the video, you need to deinterlace/decomb the video. This is complicated in terms of all the options available but for beginners just repeat step 10 and after you choose High Profile look for a radio (circle) button in the bottom menu marked Decomb. Select that (click it) and make sure the drop down below it says "Default" (click on it and select Default if not). Click start again (you might get prompted to overwrite the video you just made, that's normal, just click the affirmative Yes/okay/proceed whatever option). It will reencode the entire video, so you'll have to wait a couple hours again. Hopefully that removes the horizontal bands.

Product USB connector was either a factory defect or simply made of cheap components. Connection was loose in USB port and would interrupt data transfer constantly making digital conversion impossible. Tested on 2 different Windows 10 machines and one Windows 7 PC, 3 different USB 2.0 ports. An optional USB extender cable was also packaged with the product but this only made connection issues worse. I tested using their included software as well as VLC to capture from the device. I could try and wedge the device in place to allow transfer but the slightest vibration/movement would interrupt the signal and disconnect the device. Didn't have time to monitor the transfer of 2 hours worth of footage.The software disc included no drivers for the device nor could I find them securely hosted online. That said WIndows should automatically install a driver when connected.I'll be looking for another solution. This is a cheap solution maybe worth trying. You may have a chance of receiving one with a better fitted USB male connector.Note you can only use this device on USB 2.0 ports. USB 3.0+ will not work.

Perfect and precise for downloading old family recordings and converting them to digital

it took some time to get it working and a recent windows 10 update made it not work so now I gotta reinstall drivers. Other then that good quality for the price.

Works great for our PS2! Love it

I spent hours searching for the proper driver for this device. it was not included in the software that came with the device! The device will not operate without the proper driver! The seller was no help finding the driver. Finally, by chance, i was able to locate on the WEB, a Co. which downloaded the correct driver. After that, the device worked perfectly. the software program was easy to use.

It actually works! Set up is a little confusing because instructions are written in poor English, but after you figure it out it does the job. I transferred about 10 hours of VHS tapes to digital and there was not a single glitch. Do not expect good quality video after transfer, because you start with a tape, which is usually of poor quality to begin with.

So I bought one of these to use for converting old 8mm tapes to digital. Plugged it in and fired up the software and everything worked great, for about an hour. After an hour the audio still recorded perfectly but the video was not coming through anymore, just a blank screen. I double checked all the connections and made sure everything was plugged in tight and although the video blinked in and out for a bit it never fully returned. So, thinking I had simply received a defective unit I returned the item for a new one. It shipped quick and after setting everything back up this new one lasted for about an hour and a half before the picture cut out and would not return. I will be returning and looking elsewhere this product has been a huge waste of time.