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Originally Posted by TCLynx
Is there anyone on here that has used one of these devices? Is it worth the trouble?
Am I going to be able to send out individual video streams from it or am I stuck with the combination 4 images on the screen? (provided I can get it to work in the first place.)
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It is a good idea to read reviews of the product before buying. For example,
Easycap 002 reviews on
Amazon can clarify some things for you:
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Originally Posted by bigkidd
There are a number of installation complaints with this item on Vista/7, but I didn't run into any of those; the installation was successful on my laptop and desktop PC's running XP (no surprise) and Vista. Additionally, I'm not stating anything new when I inform you that this device does not capture feeds on all four channels simultaneously (hardware, can't work around it), so it renders it practically impossible to ditch the MultiViewer software that comes in the box. Unfortunately, the MultiViewer software does not justify the shortcoming of the hardware: it's buggy and temperamental. It has basic SMTP options for e-mailing "motion" detected and the like, but you have to use an address that doesn't require authentication (Yahoo). I ditched this option and just send timer snaps to my Dropbox account every so many seconds. My version won't even save my settings each time the program is launched, so I have to plug them in manually every time -- fortunately for me, I've been able to work around this with a batch file that ensures optimum settings, enables timer snap, and ensures the program is running constantly. For others that aren't quite so technically inclined, I cannot recommend this product.
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Originally Posted by Ernman
it works, but had to scroung around for drivers for w-7. Easy cap doesn't have any. finally found some that make it work by scouring the net and using another manufactures. But...can only get one input of the four to work. Support is worthless...don't expect anything from easycap...this may work right on earlier versions of windows-dunno. I wud have given it a three, but the non-existant support dropped it to a two. The web site sends you to an "unofficial" forum of easy cap users where you can haggle out the problems but there is no direct way to contact them that i am aware of...so, if it works for you out of the box, great...fortunately i learned to buy these as cheap as possible and i didn't spend much so just one input is about what it is worth...
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