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You would not want to use this for you miniDV tapes since the video/audio information on miniDV tapes are already in a (higher quality) digital format. VHS tapes on the other hand, contain the audio/video information in a (lower quality) analogue format. So, the information on the VHS tapes needs to be converted to a digital format in order to be stored on your computer (which requires a digital format to process / play / edit it). That is what the Vidbox hardware does. Now, your miniDV camcorder probably came with RCA cables to connect your camcorder to a TV (which requires lower quality analogue audio/video signals). So, when you output the signal via the RCA cables to your TV, they actually degrade the audio/video quality since the RCA connection does not support the higher resolutionformat the miniDV camcorder records your audio/video in. Thus, if you connect your miniDV camcorder to the Vidbox via RCA cables (which is how you'd connect a VHS VCR to the Vidbox hardware) you'll degrade the signal unnecessarily. Your miniDV camcorder probably came with a digital output cable....most likely one that connects to a USB port on your computer. With that, you would not need the Vidbox and you would get a better quality audio/video signal (the same quality as on the miniDV tape). Your computer (either Windows or MAC) most likely already has some software installed on it that would know how to talk to your miniDV camcorder via the USB connection. If not, then your miniDV camcorder probably came with software you can install for this purpose on your computer. Hope this info helps!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The device is designed to connect from the RCA composite and/or S-Video outputs of your player. If your camcorder supports output through these connection types, the product should work to capture standard definition video.
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