🖥️ Hauppauge 610 USB-Live 2 Analog Video Converter and Capture Device - Black/White Review

Bought to replace an old Hauppauge HDTVR850 USB drive that used to work but I can't find working software for it anymore. boy it was a mistake Came with a license key for the Hauppauge and winTV v10 capture apps but lo and behold the software is absolutely crappy and unusable. I got it to try and digitize some old VHS tapes. Regardless of the settings, the delay between the event on the input device and the display on the computer screen makes it impossible to perform actions in the menu. Maybe

If I had written this review a few weeks ago I would have given it a maximum of three stars. The hardware is only as good as the software that lets you take advantage of the analog recording capabilities, and WinTV 7 just isn't up to scratch. However, I installed Windows 10 on my computer and downloaded and installed the WinTV software again - me I'm in the process of digitizing all my home videos - and was surprised to see that the Hauppage download page for the 610 USB-Live 2 has a new…

Let me save you some time. The best way to use this device with Windows 10 is by using Cyberlink PowerDirector. Hauppauge's own WinTV 8.5 software was unusable for me. I couldn't get the software to switch to the S-Video input. I tried using composite video but since my home videos are old the copy protection worked and I couldn't record. Also, there is no way to change the brightness, tint, or color of the video. I needed a plan B because it was my big Thanksgiving project. Luckily, the video…

Attention Windows 10 users! Maybe you have a 50/50 chance it will work. My first attempt was a 2019 XPS 13 and it ONLY has USB-C ports, you must use a hub to connect to the USB 2.0 port. If you read the webpage it says DO NOT use the hub! After several hours of trying, I gave up. My second attempt was a 2015 ALienware with two USB 2.0, one 3.0 and one Type-C. I finally managed to find the device on a USB 2.0 port but for some reason it can't find it on 3.0. No backwards compatibility? I then…