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April 2008
(73%)
36 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The name is Pinnacle Video Transfer, and what does it do? Follows the laws of physics... er, yknow, the one about energy not being created nor destroyed? It can only change from one form to another, blah blah, only this time its a little more complex...
Good quality video capture, with files transferred straight from your video source onto the iPod or other storage device
Needs a PC to reformat your iPod – this can’t be done with a Mac, confusing status indicators during recording
We don’t have any complaints about the quality of its video recordings, but Pinnacle could still do more to improve the Video Transfer’s ease of use. The device needs to provide better feedback during the recording process and, of course, need...
Abstract: Pinnacle has done well with the Video Transfer, producing a video digitiser thats simple to use without needing a PC. It converts analogue video for iPod or PSP well, but the higher resolution screens of normal TVs or PCs may cause it some problems w...
Simple to use, Direct recording to devices, Reasonable picture
No timer, Bordering, Pricey
To date, taking a TV show with you to watch on a laptop or portable media device has meant downloading it (e.g. from iTunes) or else recording it using a TV card or capturing it from a set-top box on a computer and converting it to suit.Pinnacles hand...
The Video Transfer is a good way of generating quick and dirty transfers of movies and TV shows for playback on an iPod, PSP or other portable media device. Pinnacles done a very good job of making the process simple, straightforward and PC-free. O...
Abstract: Inside Video Transfers small box is a hardware-based video encoder that produces H.264 movies for use with iPods and other devices. Its a standalone device that converts analogue video, whether its old video camera footage or output from a set-top box.
The great thing about this device is that it hardly matters what kind of video source you have " as long as it has some kind of video-out socket, you can plug in the Pinnacle Video Transfer. Cutting the PC out of the process basically means using an i...
Abstract: While I’m an iPod owner and love the gadget to death, I’ve always been annoyed at the limitation it puts on getting my own video content (TV shows and DVDs) without having to buy from iTunes. I can record TV shows onto my DVR and take my DVDs anywhere...
