Pinnacle Video Transfer
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Record TV straight to your iPod
Wouldn't it be dandy if you could record stuff straight from a telly, camcorder, DVD player or VCR and dump it directly on to an iPod, PSP or flash stick? With the miraculous little Pinnacle PVT you can do exactly that at the touch of a button. No computers or pesky software required. Unbelievable!
Three Easy Steps:
Plug in any video source |
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Insert any USB storage device |
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Record! |
Believe it or not this idiot-proof box of tricks captures any type of analogue video and transfers it to your favourite USB-friendly gadget in pristine MPEG-4 format. Simply hook it up to your source machine, set the picture quality, press record and gawp in amazement as the Pinnacle works its magic.
Analogue signal to digial file without a computer!
Armed with this pocket-sized gizmo you can back up holiday vids on a memory stick for safe keeping/transfer to PC, record TV shows in real time and watch them on your iPod, or digitize dusty VHS tapes and laugh at Jimmy Hill's pointy beard as you watch old episodes of Match of the Day on your PSP. You can even transfer gaming sessions from your console of choice. As if all that wasn't enough, the Pinnacle also recharges your storage device's battery as it re-jigs all that lovely video. It's quick, simple and utterly brilliant.
Inputs / Outputs:
If you're wondering how the spamheads at Pinnacle managed to cram all this one-touch conversion technology into such an itty-bitty box, keep wondering - we've no idea. What we do know is this is one of the greatest bits of electronic jiggery pokery ever created. Once the audio/video RCA leads are connected even a really stupid monkey could operate it. Granted, there are only so many episodes of Baboons Do the Funniest Things worth digitizing but that's not the point.
Video Quality:
Good Quality iPod: 320x240 512kbps PSP: 320x240 512kbps USB: 320x240 768kbps |
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Better Quality iPod: 320x240 768kbps PSP: 320x240 768kbps USB: 640x480 1.2Mbps |
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Best Quality iPod: 640x480 1.2Mbps PSP: 320x240 1Mbps USB: 720x576 1.5Mbps |
If you've got square eyes and a video-playing gizmo we strongly recommend you purchase a Pinnacle PVT pronto. If you haven't we still recommend you buy one sharpish, because as well as being a triumph of one-touch technology this ingenious device is nifty enough to convert virtually anyone (and anything).
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Please Note:
- Firmware version 2.81 required for PSP transfer
- All devices must be in FAT16 or FAT32 format
Dimensions:
- Approximately 6.2cm(W) x 12.3cm(D) x 2.2cm(H)
iPod Compatibility:
- FAT32 only, firmware version 1.2.1 or higher
- *Touch and iPhone supported via iTunes
Features:
- No PC required - capture straight to your iPod, PSP, USB 2.0 hard drive or USB Flash Stick.
- One-touch start/stop recording from any analogue video source including TV, DVD, PVR, camcorder, set-top box or gaming console.
- High quality MPEG-4 encoding in H.264 at up to 720x576 resolution.
- S-Video, composite video and stereo audio analogue inputs.
- Compact size makes it perfect for travelling.
- Recharges iPod during video transfer (cable not included).
Example Uses:
- Record TV shows and movies to your Apple iPod or Sony PSP
- Digitise home movies to a USB 2.0 hard drive for safe keeping
- Back up vacation videos onto a portable USB 2.0 storage device
- Directly record gaming sessions from your favorite console to a mobile device
Contents:
- 1x Pinnacle Video Transfer
- 1x Composite video/audio cable (V, L, R)
- 1x Scart adapter
- 1x AC/DC adapter
Technical Support:
- Please call 0207 294 0140 or email here.
Recording Quality:
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Good Quality |
Better Quality |
Best Quality |
| iPod |
320 x 240 512kbps video 96kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
320 x 240 768kbps video 128kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
640 x 480 1.5Mbps video 128kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
| PSP |
320 x 240 512kbps video 64kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
320 x 240 768kbps video 96kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
320 x 240 1Mbps video 128kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
| Other Devices |
320 x 240 768kbps video 64kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
640 x 480 1.2Mbps video 128kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
720 x 576 (PAL) 720x480 (NTSC) 1.5Mbps video 192kbps stereo audio 48KHz |
Recording Times:
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Good Quality |
Better Quality |
Best Quality |
iPod (30GB) |
85 hours |
61 hours |
38 hours |
PSP (2GB) |
7.5 hours |
5.5 hours |
2.5 hours |
Flash Stick (4 GB) |
11 hours |
5.5 hours |
3 hours |
USB Hard Disk (250 GB) |
640 hours |
320 hours |
187 hours |
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Win With Firebox! Every week we give away a FREE $50.00 Firebox Voucher to the sender of our favourite video! We also give a FREE $10.00 Firebox Voucher to the sender of the first video of this product that we publish!
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Win With Firebox! Every week we give away a FREE $50.00 Firebox Voucher to the sender of our favourite photo! We also give a FREE $10.00 Firebox Voucher to the sender of the first photo of this product that we publish!
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Aces! Used it for the first time last night, and it worked a treat. Plugged it straight into the back of me Sky Box, and it recorded QI with the divine Stephen Fry while I watched it. The Sky box has two scart sockets, so with devices that only have one, you do need extra leads apparently if you want to watch and record at the same time, otherwise you have to do blind recording. Bloody good quality as well. Now, to back up my VHS....
Paul Spurr, Basildon - May '08 |
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