Proper Analog Retro Video Capture With The Datapath E1/E1s

Capturing analog video can be a difficult task. Analog video follows rather imprecise standards and is increasingly being discarded in today's world where 100% digital video solutions like HDMI and DisplayPort rule. Capturing a digital signal is often simply a matter of buying a capture card/box and plugging everything in. But capturing audio signals, at least those signals that do not conform to the "broadcast standards of 525/625i", is not quite so easy. But while there exist inexpensive devices that can handle low quality composite and medium quality s-video sources, what about high-end analog sources like component video, 15KHz RGB and 31KHz VGA signals? Moreover, are any of them compatible with 240p signals put out by retro consoles and home computers? While there are affordable devices that can sort of handle these signals like the Startech USB3HDCAP, the results are often second rate. But what if there was a device that you can acquire for similar cost and provide truly first-rate capture? Interested? Well if you are, read on to discover the power and the caveats of the Datapath VisionRGB E1 and E1s.

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