Looking for options for recording competition video feed?

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Clinton Bolinger

Pinnacle Video Transfer is a great option that will allow for you to store the recordings on a portable hard drive or usb jump drive. People have talked about this previous on CD

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSit...o+Recorder.htm

I agree that these are the easiest option. Unfortunately, they've been discontinued, are hard to find, and sell for a significant premium on ebay ($200+).

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

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Handi cams have become so cheap it is worth it to buy one. You need to be sure the device has an external video and audio inputs.

Al, do you have any recommendations? Every time I've seen a cheap camcorder in the last year, it hasn't had external audio and video inputs. Cheapest (new) ones that I can find are in the $400 range.

[Mr MOE]

Thanks for the suggestons and discussion so far. Keep 'em coming. I'm learning more with each post!

-j-

[Mr MOE]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Al, do you have any recommendations? Every time I've seen a cheap camcorder in the last year, it hasn't had external audio and video inputs. Cheapest (new) ones that I can find are in the $400 range.

Joe - I concur with you here. Need the external AV inputs on a camcorder that is less than $300.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Getting external A/V for under $300 is going to be a trick. If you are that limited, there are other options. I have a Pinnacle tuner that I am happy with. I know the Pinnacle has some video capture devices for USB that can be used with a computer/laptop. Other manufacturers as well.

[sanddrag]

I used an old Phillips Tuner/Capture PCI card in an old PC and used Windows Media Encoder to record. Worked great.