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Loading ...The Pitch: Pinnacle Video Transfer allows you to copy analog video from any source in MPEG-4 quality to any USB 2.0 storage device, without using a PC. It can be connected directly from a TV, DVD player, PVR, camcorder, set-top box, or gaming console to an iPod, PSP, USB 2.0 hard drive, or USB flash drive. It provides high quality image and audio, and its compact dimensions (4.8 x 2.6 x 0.9 inches) make it ideal for backing up videos on the go.
Pros: Pinnacle Video Transfer eliminates the need for the software that makes other methods of conversion tricky. Priced at $99.99, you only need to use it a couple of times to make it a more cost-effective option than using video transfer services, which can cost upwards of $30 per hour of footage. The product itself is also very user-friendly, with only two buttons: REC and MODE. Your grandmother may not be able to operate it, but Mom and Pop surely will.
Cons: Rob, a FixYa user, complains that when he captures video with the Pinnacle Video Transfer, “the audio tends to have a kind of ‘metallic’ sound in the background.” A guest user agrees that this detracts from the product, saying “it’s annoying, especially when there is beautiful music playing in the background of the video.” There is also a problem relating to aspect ratio - Video Transfer captures all images at 4:3, which a widescreen TV will stretch to 16:9. The result is video that looks too tall. But that may just mean that you’ll look more statuesque in any home movies you convert!
Recommendation: It’s a draw. Video Transfer is a great gift to give your parents so that they can convert and preserve all those baby videos they took of you running around the backyard naked. But the prevalence of widescreen TVs and consumers’ desire for ever higher-definition may make Video Transfer’s quality a letdown to some.
