Customer Reviews

Mygica EZgrabber2 USB 2.0 Video Capture Adapter Device, Direct Video Uploading to YouTube, ipod and PSP Conversion, Windows 7 Ready, Convert Home Videos, TV Show or Gameplay to Quality DVDs with a Push on the Button

5 star:		(35)
4 star:		(26)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(24)

 

 

This works reliably with Win 7 64 bit. It is the same device as the One Touch Grabber, also available here.

There is no control of sample rates or specifications. DVD quality is 720 x 480 standard at about 5+ Mbs variable bit rate. I would have
liked a higher bit rate. The audio is a substandard 215 kbs. There is no audio level control, but the capture is at a decent level. The
capture software forgets the video settings such as contrast, which must be manually reset each time you start up.

The main issue I have is that the video capture is somewhat grainy, I suspect due to a low bit AD converter. This is not as high a quality as
Hauppauge, for example. It works fine as long as you do not enlarge the picture beyond standard, and that many people do since they have
higher res monitors.

This device can be found from many sources, some even less expensively than here. There is no facility for Youtube conversion and transfer, although that
is often advertised with this product.

I tried and had to return another product, which was shoddy material and marginal software.

Connecting my hi-quality 4Head Toshiba VCR to my PC with this converter produced outstanding image quality. The first-class software that comes with it does the job simply and competently.

The manufacturer provides all the needed cabling. This product is complete, both hardware and software. And the quality is outstanding.

Works exactly as promised. Downloads easily and ready to go in just a few minutes no problems. I'm a knowledgable novice (i.e. I usually know just enough to get myself in trouble) and I found it to be very easy to install and use. I have Windows 7 and the package only showed it supported upto Windows Vista but still didn't have any problems. It may not be the top of the line but for the price and what it's able to do it's hard to beat. I used it to transfer old camcorder tapes to my computer so I could burn them onto DVD's ... worked great.

even though it says it is windows 7 compatable it is not. driver not included. website driver downloads no longer available

Upon receiving the product I immediately emailed the vendor to make sure it was the right one as the package just said Ezgrabber and I had ordered the EZgrabber2. It was the correct one. I used a link from the vendor I received in email to make sure I was installing the most current version of the software and drivers for Windows 7. So internet installed; not cd supplied with product. I wanted to make sure before I did any install that I had the correct version/drivers for my pc. I have a very new laptop. The old movies I copied were grainy and if the old vcr tape was worn; there was a buzzing sound. The better quality the old tape of course, the better the end result; I used the VHS to DVD converter software. If I wanted my end result to fit on a single dvd, the first thing to do is determine the length of the original tape. Then I used the "chart" that tells the length that is supported by "normal/best" etc, the resulting choice type. This is found in the pdf Help document that comes with the product. If I didn't do that; the result I created will be split into multiple files and not fit on a single DVD. Capture types NTSC and DVD. If I copied something really short then I just picked "best" to get the best quality possible. It's not a good idea to have both the onetouch software running/open and the vhs to dvd at the same time. Don't let your computer go to sleep/power down mode during a dvd burn; it won't finalize the dvd and you'll waste the dvd. I used the movie capture with a time setting that I set a couple minutes longer than what I thought I would need and then could leave the computer unattended while it did a long copy; worked well.
- I used the onetouch software with cassette tapes; under the record setting and set it to go straight to mp3. Nothing fancy here.
I used the cables that came with the product and never tried to use the button on the Ezgrabber. I always used the buttons on the computer software. If you are comfortable with computer software and a "jump in" approach you should be able to get going pretty quickly.
- Wish I had done this years ago; the 20+ yr old home movies of my family would have been so much better; the older the tapes the more quality is lost.

Having an aging VCR and Hi8 video collection, I wanted to convert these tapes to a digital format that I could burn to DVD's. After several weeks of research, reading every review I could find on video capture devices, I settled for the EZgrabber2. Notice that I said settled. If you perform the same research, you'll find most devices on the market today are dated, (some I researched have old or no web support at all), have both negative and positive reviews (Its tough sorting out the technical savvy of the reviewers)and most don't specify if they will work on Win7 64 bit OS systems. As for the EZgrabber 2, most reviews were positive, one said that it did work on Win7 64 bit OS systems and for $30 I could give it a try without hurting my wallet. Please note, I would have spent up to $200 if I found a device that I had confidence would work with my system. The truth is, I found no such device on the market today. Allot of devices may work with Win7 64 bit OS systems but finding that info is near impossible. The included instructions for EZgrabber2 were vague, especially since it was not updated for Win7 64 bit OS systems. Using the included CD, my first installation attempt failed. I went to their website and downloaded the drivers for Win7 64 bit OS. It installed properly and now works flawlessly. The included software is adequate for producing simple transfers. I gave it 4 stars because it works and deducted 1 star because the CD and instructions need to be updated.

This product was just what I needed in order to transfer files from a VCR to a DVD! The program that this product comes with is easy to use and makes high quality videos. My mother absolutely loved the DVD's that I was able to make using this product. Great price and way cheaper than going to a professional. The software program allows you to edit your movies and arrange them in any order you like. You can also create a menu with your own personalized title and background picture. I highly recommend this produce for anyone who wants to save their home videos!

Windows does not recognize the software. It's simply terrible. I purchased the Elgato alternative afterwards, which has the added benefit of working with PCs and Macs. It's pricier at almost $80, but it's worth it because it actually works... The EZgrabber is worthless.

I got this capture device to be able to record videos from my Xbox 360 for Machinimas (movies/shows made using a video game). This works great! Simple to install for Windows XP, just plug it in and install the driver from the CD.
It comes with TWO programs for recording. On is for recording everything onto your computer in various file formats, such as: AVI, MP3, MP4 and several more. The other program lets you record and build a menu for a DVD. You can choose a background picture for the DVD menu as well as drag different clips around to make a "Scene Select" or anything else you want. Very useful if you plan on transferring your VCR tapes to DVD.
The quality is much better than I expected and there isn't much difference between this and the 15 inch standard definition TV I play on. There is a extremely small blur if you go fullscreen, but even then it's barely noticeable.
To get the best picture quality I would suggest putting the file format to something like AVI. It may take up more space but you get a cleaner video.
I have tried some other capture devices, and without going to the Super HD capture devices and their ridicules prices (maybe in the future), this is the best capture device your can get. Great for machinimas, gaming montages, showcasing, VCR to DVD transfer and more. I would buy one if I didn't already.

I have sets of VHS tapes that needed to be converted as VHS decks disappear. This one does all that I need even though it takes some time. I'm using XP SP3 with the 900 updates on an Intel core duo.

Your VHS deck needs either the red-white-yellow outputs or S-Video out on the back to plug in the cable. Then just plug in the USB cable into your computer.

You only need the honestech (HOnest Technology) software even though it comes with a video grabber program also. Start the honestech, start playing the VHS, and on the Capture menu, click the Record button. In options you can select normal, good, & best for capture quality. It will start to convert the tape into an mp3 file at real-time speed, so you either watch it or set the timer to shut off if you know the length of the recording, and do something else.

Once it's finished, you can go into EDIT and add chapters or remove clips. You then go to RECORD where you can edit your opening menu page and start your recording. The actual burning is faster than the vhs to mp3 conversion. You probably could just keep it in mp3 format and play with it in another video editor.

It's easy and I can now play the old tapes on a DVD machine. That's all I wanted and that's what I got with this package. It will also convert to other video formats but I haven't tried those.