Digital video/analog converters

[Melissa Dickinson]

Erica Sadun wrote:
> I've heard other people call it the "Hollywouldn't" Bridge

Heh.  Very apt.

Dennis A. Amith wrote,
> I was wondering what kind of problems people
> have with Dazzle Hollywood Bridge?
> I'm just using it only to convert analog to DV
> to make VCD's and so far no problems...The
> only thing is just when you have to keep clicking
> the button to get it to analog instead of a way
> to make it stay in that position but otherwise,
> had no problems.

That was an unacceptable problem for me, since
I capture many short clips from many sources,
not a whole movie at a time.  Also, the flimsiness
of the device (wiggly ports, poor engineering) was
a big negative for me -- I use multiple analog
input decks and have to frequently plug, unplug
and rearrange my setup, and I was pretty sure I'd
have ripped that thing apart in a few months.

On the good side, the picture looked really nice,
but I've had 2 years of heavy use on my Sony
Digital 8 camera with no problems.

Melissa