HDML-Cloner Box Turbo, Next-Generation 1080p hdmi Capture Device and Mini Video Capture Box. Schedule capturing with New Hi-Speed Communication Port. 16GB Flash Drive Included.

I have had this for roughly three months now...here is my synopsis: - I use this to record from Roku. I have recorded approximately 80-100 videos, all using 1080, and have had two bad videos. Both were related to ultra cheap Walmart flash drives (Onn (?) brand). This records on everything else including external hard drives if you power the hard drive separately. I did record one Blu-Ray by attaching my Blu-Ray player. Worked perfectly. - Never had a copy protection issue. I've recorded from pretty much every commercial service. - The device does NOT get hot. It gets warm like all other electronics. My Roku gets warmer than this. - I'm not sure why people are confused over FAT32, ex-FAT and NTFS. Unless you are a masochist who would enjoy stitching together multiple video files, just format your media to NTFS and quit whining. It isn't complex. Just. Use. NTFS. - I've recorded tennis matches up to 6 hours long. No issue whatsoever. - Of course there is no time-shifting, scheduling function. If you want that, then just order a device capable of doing that. - What I use my device for: 1. Recording movies from premium services to store on a large HD, some of them I store on an external 1TB hard drive that I can plug into a TV or Roku. 2. Recording tennis matches to be transfered to PC to process into DVDs (if I ever get a Blu-Ray recorder I'll be able to retain HD on these). I haven't used the software. Apparently it adds some kind of scheduling ability via PC. As for the other functions the software seems to offer, I can achieve the same or better with freeware. (the video stitching capability too, but one would have to be an idiot to not use NTFS to avoid having to do that, if the object is to stitch Cloner Box recordings together.) A note on external hard drives: this device probably won't power one by itself. Just use 1) a HD that is powered by AC adapter or 2) a HD that has the split USB cable--plug the power USB connector into a nearby USB connection. I simply use the connection on my TV that the Cloner Box is plugged into. I highly recommend this device. I think most of the negative reviews are the result of technical ignorance or expecting something of the device that it isn't intended to do. ***** UPDATE ***** I have had this device for almost two years. Here are updates: - I NEVER have any kind of initialization issues. When I turn it on it just blinks blue/green for several seconds and pops on. I always turn on my TV and Roku first. - ZERO heat issues. It gets warm like any other device but not anything abnormal. It can run for several hours (I've run it up to about 8 hours) without any heat problems. - I NEVER use FAT, I've always used NTFS and haven't seen any poroblem doing that. I'm not about to use FAT and waste my valuable time stitching together files. - I don't remember if this came with software but if it did I never used it. I use a few actual editing programs if I want to edit video. "MP4 Tools" splitter/joiner is indispensible and I use it all the time. It is a small freeware utility. - ** USB MEDIA **: USE GOOD FLASH DRIVES. The only problems I ever had were using inexpensive flash drives. Recordings would stop or exhibit video issues while playing. Since switching to good drives I have had 100% success for roughly 1.5 years. I use Samsung Bar 32GB USB 3.0 flash drives. Again, using NTFS. FAT is a total waste of time. I use USB 3.0 so that transfers to other media go faster. - I never use external hard drives. That seems ridiculous to me given the availabilty of tiny, high capacity flash drives. - Get yourself a USB extension cable so that you are not wearing out the Cloner Box's USB port. - Not sure why anyone would use the 720 mode? If this is no longer in production I hope that Cloner Alliance is producing something very similar. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.

This is intended to remove programs from a DTV DVR for future reference, my use-case. I just got the box last night, it literally took longer to get it out of the packaging than to get it set up and recording the first program. And it came in a perforated zip padded envelope so no time spent looking up a knife or scissors to get it open. Plays well with the rest of the equipment string on the HDMI output. Had a brief period of several seconds when the monitor screen was black while it was coming up, then the picture was as good as before. Ran it overnight on one series show set, box was room temperature this morning so runs cool. I ran it overnight with a 256G Samsung USB drive, formatted to NTFS before using. Only downside to my unit is that the box is missing half the rubber stick-on footies. Get some better adhesive, OEM! There's several PC software packages that can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website, you have to register the serial before you can use them for anything but a trial period. I've already got editing software, this isn't an urgent item for me. Only piece I really need is the scheduler. Comes with a short HDMI cable and a fairly short micro to regular USB cable for the PC connection.

I was hoping to use this unit to record a concert that I was feeding to the big screen using an HDMI signal. When I opened this piece of junk, it came with instructions on how to hook it up, BUT NOT ACTUALLY USE IT! It is not apparent how you start or stop a recording: yes, I know it has a "REC" button, but when I first pressed it, it didn't do anything. If I pressed it and held it, it would go from blue to green. Nothing I did actually started a recording! Also, the manufacturer's website did not provide instructions either: I had to do some searching before I finally found a place that said you should only have to press the button once before the blue light starts flashing, indicating recording. I needed to turn the unit on and off in order to get that to work. For those hoping to record any sort of streaming content, like off a Roku box, be aware that will NOT work from any source, even YouTube ... a message pops up on the screen to say that the source is protected content. Like I said, my goal was to use it to record a live event, so no need for that Roku content, but still, the ability to record content was supposedly one of the selling features. Another selling feature to me was the ability to record to an external hard drive, not just a USB stick, so that was a motivating factor. I purchased a new portable hard drive, tested the unit out at home, and it captured as it was supposed to from an HDMI device (previously mentioned Roku, though all I could capture was the menu screen since it wouldn't let me capture anything else.) The instructions for this Cloner Box I found online mentioned that a Fat 32 formatted drive would work best, so I formatted the drive Fat 32 and headed off for my event. At the event, I hooked the Cloner Box up and attempted to capture to the external hard drive: lights were flashing on the Cloner Box and the hard drive, so I thought we were good. I hooked the drive up to a laptop, and now the hard drive was corrupted: no longer readable! So, I reformatted the drive, made sure it was good to go, and tried it again. Each time, whether or not I formatted the drive as Fat 32 or NTSF the Cloner Box would corrupt the drive and make it unreadable so I was not able to capture my event. At all. So .. there is nothing really I can recommend about this product: non-existent instructions for a product that doesn't do what it claims it would do. P.O.S. I will be returning it. I do not recommend this product!

Need a few special "hacks" to get this working. For example, to re-use the flash drive, the drive must be re-formatted fully (no quick format). Should not attempt to use more than 16G flash drive or the recording will stop at a strange place. When it work, it deliver what it promise. However, after 1.5 years, the device stop recording reliably. It is good that most of the more important personal videos are off-loaded from legacy devices.

Nice device. great for capturing those pesky VHS movies and DVR recordings in digital form. The MP4 files it produces are good although a bit clunky if you want to do any editing. Overall a good buy. [Edit of 5 May] My first one died after two weeks, the company (Cloner Alliance) provided quick replacement with minimal hassel. Julia is magnificent. If it were not for the failed incident this would be rated 5 stars.

I am using this product to rip my old DVD collection. Using my PS4 it literally just plugs in and push one button to record. The files save on a Flash drive as about 30 minute long MP4 files. Using a MP4 joiner on the computer, then movies look really good. I had tried a cheaper one before which I returned because it did not work. I am very pleased this one works so well. I have not used any computer related functions, so there may be some issues there i can not speak of. I just wanted to write a review since it is hard to determine what is a good product. After buying i also received a support email telling me what to do if the product did not work when i plugged it in. I was impressed with that support since based on past purchases that was a concern.

This worked well for maybe a year and then became very unreliable, would frequently stop recording and just create a string of empty zero-byte files on the USB stick. Eventually I got frustrated and smashed the thing. I'll probably buy another HDMI ripper some day but it sure isn't going to be this one.

I had an older component device to capture my PS4 videos but then HDMI came along with no way to interconnect at the time. I saw this product and decided to try the Turbo model. WOW. Its all I wanted and more. Bought a high speed flash drive to use with it. You must read the directions at least one time to understand the flashing LEDs but it has worked solid for me and captured in 1080 all of my videos which I have transferred to my HD. I have not tried the PC video capture yet or the recording software that is bundled but will at a later date when I find a use for it.