Video Magician DV/AV/TV 3IN1 +video Bay Cyberlink Sw

by KWorld

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 13 x 5.5 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002YL7PG
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: KW-TV883DVR-PRO
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,431 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2003

Product Description

Video Magician , a hardware / software conversion system that turns any PC into a professional video editing station that rivals systems costing five to ten times more. Video Magician includes an internal PCI card, breakout box for easy audio/video connection, and a full complement of software that provides the system with TIVO type capture / viewing plus full featured video editing capabilities that rival products costing up to ten times as much.Video Magician''s unique combination of complementary hardware and software represents a quantum leap upward in capabilities, cost, and simplicity by converting your PC into an audio / video media center system emulating the Windows Media Center Edition system. The PCI card and breakout box include a cable ready tuner giving it the ability to capture video from a variety of sources including broadcast TV, composite video, S-video, USB, and Fire Wire.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I wanted!, August 1, 2007

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C. Swanson (Calif) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Video Magician DV/AV/TV 3IN1 +video Bay Cyberlink Sw (Personal Computers)

I was looking for front-mounted video connections for a drive bay, and this one can't be beat for the money! You could also use the rear PCI connector only, or use the drive bay setup as an external box. I like variety! The software is ULead Video Studio, which is ok for basic home movies. You get all the wiring connectors you could possibly need.
Oh, and as happy as I am with this so far -- I haven't even hooked it up as a t.v. yet! I've been busy making home video DVDs.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for video capture! Even better now that Vista is supported!!, October 13, 2009

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Fangor (Stateside GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Video Magician DV/AV/TV 3IN1 +video Bay Cyberlink Sw (Personal Computers)

I absolutely loved this unit when i had it on my XP machine, so I figured it would be the same when I upgraded to a Vista computer. Apparently the drivers were not compatible for it. I scoured the internet looking for them and could not find them wherever. I felt dis-heartened to think I spent so much money only for it to go to waste. On a last option, I contacted Kworld tech support. Within a few hours, they replied with links to Vista drivers. I was up and running within 30 minutes. Thank goodness for small wonders. For those of you that needs drivers for VISTA:

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1.0 out of 5 stars Should have done more research, June 7, 2010

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C. Tam - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Video Magician DV/AV/TV 3IN1 +video Bay Cyberlink Sw (Personal Computers)

Bought this thinking it will be better to have hardware encoding. But the driver doesn't work with window 7 64bit. The interal firewire connector is in an angle and the firewire cable supplied is too large for the available space. Maybe it will work with xp. Buy at your own risk.