VCAP302 USB 2.0 VHS to DVD Video Capture/Converter/DVD Maker Kit. For Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista & XP. Easy Way to Convert and Edit your VHS video Tapes to Quality DVD. Support Xbox 360/PS3 Colour Recording+ upload video to YouTube. Including AV cable and SCART Adaptor

I ordered this about 6 months ago and have used it every day since to record footage from my Nintendo wii with great results, it came fast after delivery and i managed to use it the first day i received it, the only problem was that the CD that came with it didn't install when inserted into the tray nor did the hardware(on windows vista laptop)but i went onto the website and managed to download both from there with ease, i have recorded about 20 videos and all have been good quality even on the low quality setting, to record the footage properly you have to go into the Wii settings and change the screen setting under Screen and then tv type to 50HZ(576i) instend of the default 60Hz(480i) and then the picture and sound will come on the preview screen(i personally don't see any difference) if the Wii is plugged into the device at the bottom or via 3 y splitter, i would personally recommend the y splitters and double sided AV cable method(because the preview screen can lag making it hard to play off of but the finished recording shows no or next to no lag with video and audio always in sync) which the device helpfully comes with, so you only have to buy the y spitters for 70p each from amazon with good results, finally the editing software included is simple but functional and you can still cut unwanted parts out and edit two or more clips together with effects and transitions but if it is to simple for you the files will work in Windows movie maker or any other editing problem, in conclusion this is a great capture device that gets great results and in total with the y splitters only costs About £21 and gets results from experience better than the Pinnacle dazzle dvd recorder which is twice the price and the Roxio game capture which is 3 times the price, it can also be used for recording any other consoles or devices with rca cable input also the systems requirements are low so it should work on most laptops or desktop computers. I highly recommend it. Update have been using for 6 months on lots of different games including gamecube games and the results have been great

This has got to be one of the most satisfying buys I have made recently. Fantastic value for money. Install (onto Windows 7) was straightforward - no issues at all. Have captured footage off Hi8 tapes, Digital CamCorder, VHS and DVD. Resulting quality better than I expected and I am only outputting to standard quality MP4 files. Only difficulty I had was connecting to VHS output via the composite leads - until I realised the VHS machine ports were not great, so I used the supplied SCART connector (remember to flick input/output switch!) and all was fine. Editing and effects tools in Showbiz limited, but fine if you want to trim the vidoes, add titles and some fade-in/-out effects. One tiny tiny bug in Showbiz text editor - but nothing major. All in all - this exceeded my expectation for a product of this price. Very good indeed

The first thing you must understand is that this device is primarily designed to transfer your old 4:3 ratio VHS tape video footage to a PC for transfer, if you wish, to DVD. As all 80s and most 90s broadcasts were in 4:3 ratio to start with, this will not be an issue. Despite the info in the sales ad stating you can record from a set top or sat box, you will not get a 16:9 ratio widescreen recording. Instead, the 16:9 footage will be squashed into 4:3 format. However, the included instructions clearly state in no uncertain terms that the footage can be re-stretched back into 16:9 ratio via some free software (WinFF). The instructions clearly state the download and workaround procedure for this action. Secondly, whilst the Scart adaptor is of solid build and a welcome adition to the package, should the sockets of your VCR be sunk into the casing of the machine, you may have difficulty connecting the adaptor. This is because the casing of the Scart adaptor extends approx 5mm from the pin-connectors and as a consequence may hinder connection into the said VCR socket - so you may have to purchase a more suitable Scart-to-composite or Scart-to-Scart adaptor. The biggest let down to the whole package is the included software. On testing it struggles to keep up with fast panning footage, such as a horse race or football match, which results in a stuttering/skipping effect. This is only a software issue and does not do justice to an otherwise top product, however, quality third party software should offer much better and somewhat smoother performance result. As for the product itself, the device does what it says on the box. It records good quality 4:3 ratio footage. The supplied composite leads are of good quality, and the Scart adaptor works fine, so long as your sockets are no inset. I was pleased with the recordings made by the device. The device records video via the composite/Scart output of your video device. You won't need to use the Scart adaptor if you have video/audio composite outputs. The Scart adaptor has the composite cables built in, and they will link directly to the capture device. The capture device then slots into your USB2 port. You then use your software to capture the footage. ClimaxDigital responded to all communications and even after the 14 days expiry date for returned goods, still offered a full refund to me if I was not pleased with the purchase. I decided to keep the device becuase it will suffice for old VHS tape transfers of which I intended the device for. Certainly good value for the price, and a great little company, but a better Scart adaptor and improved software would have given it a higher star rating from me. Overall well worth looking at if your only intention is to transfer VHS tapes to PC/DVD. Fully W8.1 compliant.

Initially after reading the reviews of many who said the device does not work with windows 10 I still went ahead and bought it and all I can say is that if you follow the instructions I experienced no issues, it worked out of the box with windows 10 and I have not experienced any problems. The only problem I had was trying to copy one home video from VHS to digital and it fails due to some copy protection which is bizarre as it is a home video and not a studio produced VHS, but the work around is to record the video from the TV output and not the VHS. It just means you have to wait for the entire video to play out on TV whereas copying from VHS directly you are not tying up the TV and can watch something else while the recording is going on. For widescreen VHS you can alter the settings of the recording software to support wide screen video. It's a very good product and the included software works excellent and is very easy to use.

I have no problem with the leads, they work okay and transfer the video onto my laptop via the Arcsoft software. My problem is with the Arcsoft software. It constantly freezes. It is not easy to use. I have spent many hours editing a video and then the software crashes so I have to start all over again, and again, AND again. It is so time consuming and frustrating. I wish I knew of an alternative program to capture the video tape to my laptop and edit it. Something as simple as deleting a small section of the video before burning it to DVD is impossible.

Once correctly hooked up and software installed, copying a video to your PC could not in any way, be any easier. I was pleasantly surprised how well this worked 'out of the box'. I literally pressed play on my VCR, pressed 'capture' on the on the supplied showbiz software and watched as a file appeared on my default 'videos' file on my PC. To be honest, this is all I will use the software for; i have no intention of editing or using any effects. I even uploaded a file directly to youtube the normal way, without using the software shortcut here, so I cannot comment on these functions. I just want to directly copy programs or clips to my PC for saving there or later burning to a DVD. If that is all you want to do too, I can't imagine you will be disappointed. The image quality appears to be true to the original. You may have to change audio input or PAL version if the defaults do not work straight for your system (PAL-I, bye the way for UK users). I came up against the 'copywrite protected' issue mentioned on other reviews but the instructions include details of what to do here; I followed them and the problem went away. Very pleased overall.

It's hard for me to actually describe how terrible this product actually is. So I'll list my user experience and you can make your own minds' up. I have a working VCR. It plays my old VHS tapes with no problems on flatscreen and CRT TV via scart. My VHS tapes are all fine and work with no problems on my VCR. I have a laptop running windows 10. I read some reviews on here saying this product works with Windows 10 and some saying it doesn't. I took the chance. It does not work with Windows 10. Not for me anyway. I have a standard installation of Windows on a standard HP laptop. The software and drivers installed fine. The software loaded fine. I followed the instructions and had all settings correct. The software recognised my VCR as a device. However, all I got in the preview screen when playing a VHS tape was a black screen. Although the VCR was selectable from the drop down menu in the settings, the software would not recognise that anything was actually connected and playing. I could not view or record. I changed all settings several times in the software and doubled checked my system settings too. Nothing worked. I gave up. I dug out my old laptop with Windows 7 and loaded the software on to that. All loaded fine. This time I got the VHS playing in the preview screen hit record but I got an error message saying "Cannot record". I messed with settings again and re-read the instructions. I dropped the resolution and made sure the settings hadn't gone back to NTSC from PAL. I could play VHS again in preview screen, pressed record and everything went green. Just a green screen, no audio. But at least I was now recording something even if was just a green screen. It had taken me a day (on and off) to get to this point So I closed the software and reopened it and tried everything again. This time I got green screen and audio to record. Progress! So I closed the software and reopened it again (you have to do this to get anything to work again). This time I pressed record before starting the VHS tape. Bingo! This worked and was now recording video and audio. I left it recording for 10mins. When I returned everything had gone very jerky. Stop start. I stopped the recording and played back what had been recorded. It was OK, but audio and video was slightly out of sync. Which is not ideal. I've tried several times since then. Each time it gets out of sync video/audio and after about 10mins the capture just grinds down to jerky, stuttery rubbish. It is unusable. So there is my experience. Putting it the bin has been the best bit so far! (although not good for the planet)

I am (finally) very pleased with this item, which does exactly what it says, as long as you read the rather sparse manual VERY carefully. The screen shots are very helpful, but the text is a bit sparse in BASIC tips, which can catch 77 year old fogies like myself (and young inexperienced ones) out. One simple and pretty obvious point, when you think about it, is to switch on the VCR (that is take it off standby) once you`ve installed the software, the next is to START the tape machine! We all thought that starting the programme off would cause the VCR to start playing. Not so. A very basic thing, but perhaps should be mentioned in the manual. I`m still wondering what the little button on the product is for - more research needed (by me!) I fear. The most important thing is to print out the manual and read it through IN DETAIL and preferably work through it step by step, exactly as it says, while setting up (not forgetting to switch the VCR on, of course). A quick explanation of which is the OUT scart socket on your VCR might be useful for we not-very-electronically informed folk, and it`s also a shame that the converter has to be plugged in so that the plugs you put into it are facing down, as is the in/out switch. A minor irritation, but an irritation all the same. I would ask that the makers/suppliers of this great gadget consider the fact that some of their purchasers only have a very basic knowledge (or none) of electronic gadgetry, and make allowances for us in their manual! Nonetheless, once you have it all sorted it IS a very good gadget - and much easier to install than I may have suggested - but, I say again read the instructions very carefully!