Entered CNET Catalog: 06/09/2004
SKU: 210100371
Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems Inc.
Manufacturer description
Dazzle Digital Video Creator (DVC) 90 is an affordable external device that connects to a USB 2.0 port, which ensures getting both highest quality and fast transfer of video into latest generation PCs. Any camcorder, VCR or DVD player equipped with analogue output connectors can be hooked to DVC90 with ordinary video cables. It comes with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart movie making software, whose intuitive interface makes it the ideal application to begin in video editing and lets you burn videos on CDs & DVDs with interactive menus. These discs can then be watched on almost any home DVD players.User opinions
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User Rating: 
8/10
It's Wonderful
Pros: Easy to setup, use and the results were just what I expected. The resulting DVDs were the same quality as the VHS I recorded them from.
Cons: Upgrading the software took some trials
User Rating: 
1/10
peice of junkl
Pros: easy connect to PC
Cons: Did not work
User Rating: 1/10
AVOID Pinnacle!!! Especially the DVC90!!
Pros: Easy to hook-up.
Cons: Everything else.Plextor PX-AV100U
Sorry, included the "Plextor PX-AV100U" in the "Cons" line in error. Actually, was getting ready to paste that in my browser to do research on that product as a replcement for the Pinnacle DVC90.
User Rating: 
4/10
Certainly not a slam dunk
Pros: worked well with some tapes providing a good transfer of audio and video
Cons: crapped out on older tapes....totally froze my computer
User Rating: 1/10
Avoid This Dog!
Pros: Good price; Software appears to have lots of goodies.
Cons: No video capture:Garbled audio;Poor tech support.
User Rating: 
3/10
Drops lots of frames, choppy video
Pros: Bundled software has good features
Cons: Drops lots of frames, choppy video even on low quality capture.
User Rating: 
2/10
Absolutely Horrible Video and Audio Quality
Pros: None that I can find
Cons: Huge HD space required for install. Capture quality is nothing short of horrendous.
User Rating: 
7/10
Simple and effective when works
Pros: Quick setup, easy transfers, intuitive
Cons: Crash issues with SP2
Program has good transfer rate and have not had problems with frame drops.
Has an issue with SP2 and the DEP.
User Rating: 2/10
Okay for AVI/MPG - terrible for DVD
Pros: Easy setup, low price
Cons: Just about everything else
Unfortunately, it drops frames like crazy on anything over 5 minutes long, and the audio sync is terrible.
The bottom line: if you want to transfer home videos (or anything else, for that matter) to DVD, keep looking. It's unbearable to watch, and could just give you a seizure.
User Rating: 7/10
Easy to use, only VCD resolution
Pros: Easy to use. I used WinXP SP2. Did not have any problems at all. Also worked easily on W2K. Other: I bought it from a BestBuy in mid Jan 2005. Paid about $70 including tax etc. Comes bundled with Pinnacle which is decent.
Cons: Does not support DVD resolution, only regular VCD resolution, which is why I returned it.
User Rating: 
6/10
Video out of sync most of the time!
Pros: Very easy to use/connect. Plenty of editing features with Studio 9. Cheap. Windows Movie Maker captures audio/video better than the Studio s/w. I wish I could say better about this product, but it all stops here.
Cons: Studio 9 software, for capturing, causes the video to become out of sync with the audio... it basically looks like a Benny Hill video. This is with all s/w completely updated and with XP. :( For some reason, Windows Movie Maker can capture without any
User Rating: 
10/10
AVOIID!
Pros: Easy to use RCA Plugs
Cons: I bought a DVC 80 for $50, it never worked right; they then sold to Pinnacle and I was told the software and drivers were no longer supported, but I could upgrade to Pinnacle software for $99.
User Rating: 4/10
No audio, video flickering
Pros: cheap, simple to install
Cons: I used my Hi-8 videocam but got no audio and video is flickering. Called tech support three times but they couldn't understand what I was describing
