Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Platinum

Pros: Looks pretty in the package and sure plugs in easily. Can be made to work.

Cons: Extremely steep learning curve if anything goes wrong during installation. Frequent lockups during use.

The Bottom Line: With patience and the equivalent of an Engineering degree, product is finally working within limitations. The Pinnacle "help" line is a waste of time.

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I am a seasoned video editor who first purchased a Pinnacle product in 1996. Their analog versions were horrendously poor performers, often requiring up to four minutes of recalibration between each clip...

Pros: Inexpensive. Easy to use.

Cons: VCRs are antiquated, and this is a process dependent on antiquated technology.

The Bottom Line: VHS needs to die. For kids movies and things you can't really get on DVD, this is a nice alternative.

Review: We bought this to convert all of our VHS tapes over to digital format. We moved about 45 movies over to a 1TB hard-drive connected to a Windows MCE computer.

Good: It's very very simple. Hook up the VCR to the Dazzle. Hook the Dazzle up to...