Analog video capture

[JD]

On 05/20/11 20:12, DJ Delorie wrote:
> JD<jd1008 at gmail.com>  writes:
>> What do you think of this hauppague gizmo?
>>
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146200
> I have the HD-PVR and use it on Fedora 14 with VLC (high-def TV in a
> window!  Watching AMCHD at the moment :).  Capturing streaming video to
> disk is as simple as this:
>
> $ cat /dev/video0>  ~/Video/capture.m4ts
>
> (then you hit "play" on the vcr, wait, hit Ctrl-C on the above :)
>
> The only catch is it doesn't seem to like working with 5.1 sound (VLC,
> not the HDPVR).  Mine is hooked up to stereo inputs instead.
That is helpful info. Perhaps I will try it to dump
all the analog tapes to my hard drive.
Actually, if there were a VHS player with digital
output port(s), I might be able to connect it
to PC without resorting to the PVR device.