ClearClick Video to Digital Converter 2.0 (Second Generation) - Record Video from VCR's, VHS Tapes, AV, RCA, Hi8, Camcorder, DVD, Gaming Systems

I bought this to transfer NTSC VHS video tapes to MP4 format on a USB stick/drive. I found this item easy to understand and work with. The manual is clear and not complicated. You have to have the appropriate VHS or DVD player depending on what you are recording. Your VHS or DVD player must have the appropriate AV connections or S-Video connections to connect to this item. I tried to get a picture on the little screen for about an hour but could only get audio. Then I read the troubleshooting part of the manual and realised I hadn’t selected the right input. Once I did that everything was fine and I recorded 2 VHS tapes. Everything was so easy. But if you record content from say a VHS tape the recorded quality will not be HD quality because the recording depends on the quality of the original content. Having said that I was pleased with the outcome and can watch my recordings on my TV. I live in the UK and my TV is a PAL tv. My original content was NTSC (which my video player could play). I recommend this item.

It's so quick and easy to use. Just plug in your camera or video recorder and hit play, and then press record on the ClearClick. It's that simple.It takes the pain out of digitising videos, no sound synchronisation issues and picture quality as expected for VHS. File size is reasonably small too. Much better results than using a video capture stick and done in half the time without the hassle.You need a USB stick or SD card to record the video, and then plug in to your PC to copy off. Really has saved me loads of time.

Used it to convert old home recordings from the 80’s and it worked perfectly, but it splits longer videos into 4Gb chunks. Obviously you need a compatible player for your tapes. I like that the unit has a built in screen and sound, auto picture size & very quick and intuitive to set up and playback of what has been transferred, but no file thumbnails or list, you tap left - right to find a recording and play. Files readable on PC with free software. Def does a better job than cheaper PC based converters which often bring in PC processing artefacts like weird clicks and image freezes/frame drops. None of those problems. Good intermediate between beginner quality and studio pro.

Easy to use and works well in converting video to digital , easy to set dates on recordings when transferring to digital media .

Easy set up, 4 minutes. Auto pauses through blank sections and restarts again.Realtime recording but clear picture, great sound.Best buy ever!Hours on 1 USB stick 3.0 and transfer to pc in less than 5 minutes. Put USB back in it, format to erase and your off again. My main issue was the age of the camcorder, all the more reason to transfter now before the camcorder dies or the tapes are corrupt. My video 8 and Mini DV tapes were 27 years old at least. It converted both and VHS. You need original equipment to transfer from .

Very good user interface (easy to use) BUT, the recorded quality is NOT acceptable for this price - there is quite a bit of pixelation in the image and it is due to the high level of compression used. It is not necessary nowadays to compress video this much as storage space is cheap, or there could have been an option in the menu. I expected better for this price.

I have been looking for some time for an A to D converter for my Canon XL2 and HV30 camcorders. This piece of kit looked to be what I needed to get away from the old tape based recording system but I have found it wanting in two main areas.1 There is no internal battery so a mains supply, (this came with the device) or a power pack is required to power the device. I use a power pack which works well but is a piece of clutter that I would rather not have to bother with when recording.2 The device can only record at 720p which is far short of the video requirements of today. My camera is set to record at 1080 x 25fps which is incompatible with the ClearClick. I have had to devise some work arounds to overcome this short fall.I have had to reset my camera to record at 4x3 which is the format that this device needs. It will not cope with 16x9 format. Record quality is just about acceptable and is output to either to SD card or memory stick. I use a mac computer running VideoPad as my main video editing software. With this I can crop and enlarge the footage but there is, understandably, some loss of quality. When copied to a DVD and viewed on a small TV the quality loss is not too noticeable.With the above in mind I would suggest that this piece of equipment is grossly over priced and not fit to cope with today's video and TV standards.I will persevere with the device and software but I do not hold out much hope for improving the output. It does, however, provide a much larger screen as a viewing monitor.

Excellent product , over the years I have tried many converters without finding the one that produced what I I needed , now I have finally found the one that does exactly what I needed to digitally convert my previous memories .the unit may be a little more expensive than others that are advertised but for the reliability and quality of this product it is well worth paying that little extra