FlyGrabber Video Capture Card - $30 Off Sale

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobileplanet.com/private/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?dept%5Fid=6230&pf%5Fid=MP760094&listing=1' target='_blank'>http://www.mobileplanet.com/private...60094&listing=1</a><br /><br /></div>Just when I thought those crazy guys at LifeView couldn't possibly come up with a new multimedia option for the Pocket PC, they have! Behold the FlyGrabber Video Capture Card. You can take any camcorder that has an S-Video or composite output, and dump the video directly onto the Pocket PC. Makes me wish we had <a href="http://www.muvee.com">muvee for the Pocket PC</a>.<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/MP760094.gif" /><br /><br />"Record motion video and transfer snapshots from any AV equipment to a Pocket PC, and store the files on your Pocket PC! In addition, you can send the video through email via your Pocket PC!<br /><br /><b>Live Video Preview:</b><br />• The frame rate on PDA's up to 30fps.<br />• The live preview window size is from 160 x 120 to 320 x 240.<br />• Real time, Video quality adjustment in Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, Hue.<br /><br /><b>Snapshot Still Images:</b><br />• Supports to capture still images in JPEG, BMP, and GIF image formats.<br />• Browse photos in Thumbnail view mode.<br /><br /><b>Record Full-Motion Video</b><br />• Allows users to convert captured video files to GIF animation format for greater portability.<br />• Thumbnail window for convenient video clip browsing and selection.<br />• Supports complete control of video playback on Pocket PC."<br /><br />You can <a href="http://www.mobileplanet.com/private/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?dept%5Fid=6230&pf%5Fid=MP760094&listing=1">order one today</a> for $89.95. The regular price is $119.95.

[Perry Reed]

You know where this would come in handy? I have some new "classic" video game units that package several old Atari games into one small device that outputs to composite video and audio. This would let me take the unit, and use my Pocket PC as the "TV" on which to play the games.

Very cool!

[dean_shan]

I've been looking at that for a while now and wanting to get one. Has anyone here tried one out? Is it worth it?

[Steven Cedrone]

The Atari and Intellivision discussion is now here... (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17195&highlight=)

Steven Cedrone
Communirt Moderator

[kzemach]

I've been looking at that for a while now and wanting to get one. Has anyone here tried one out? Is it worth it?

We've tried it just for viewing of video off a small remote camera and some limited frame capture; it worked for our needs, but our requirements weren't too stringent in this area.

An interesting thing to note is that the cable that plugs into the CF card part is an iPaq connector. I keep wondering if they're going to write software to allow that cable to be directly plugged into the serial/usb port on the bottom of iPaqs. THAT would be cool.

[JGUI]

I would like to get this kind of hardware device in SD card format!

Why?

Because I'd like to put my video or picture directly to T-Mobile MDA and send away in just a few click. No change sotrage device, no change cables, no open several application to save, reformat, cut, compose email and send. Could be great!

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