Convert VHS to DVD the Easy Way with Terratec’s new Grabster AV 150

S-video as well as composite video - catering for S-VHS tapes and 8mm & Hi8 camcorder footage

Simple to use and competitively priced, the Terratec Grabster AV 150 turns old VHS tapes into the highest quality digital movies. Retailing for just £49.99 including VAT, the new Grabster AV 150, is now available from Terratec, the multimedia specialist. The Grabster AV 150 comes with a full version of Ulead’s DVD MovieFactory 3, allowing you to produce professional-looking movies from your VHS tapes to play on any DVD player or computer.

Connecting the Grabster AV 150 is easy. Simply plug it into the computer or notebook’s USB port, install the software, connect the video recorder and you are ready to go. Files may be digitized [in software] in either MPEG-1 or MPEG –2 format. Users are then free to delete annoying advertising breaks, create personalized menus and burn their customized versions to DVD.

Extremely high video quality is assured with full D1 resolution of 720 x 576 pixels. Other devices such as camcorders, satellite receivers and DVD players may also be connected thus transforming every PC into a multi-functional digital video recorder for DVDs, SVCDs and VCDs.

Ulead’s DVD MovieFactory 3 offers an intuitive user interface and gives home and office users an affordable and simple solution for sharing high-quality videos on DVDs and CDs.

The software also allows you to add horizontal or vertical titles in any position and frame, add background audio to the video, and import any video from DVD-RAM, DVD-RW or DVD+RW set-top recorders. Simply edit the movies, add photos, create menu designs and burn a DVD disc to be played in any DVD player. The package also ships with Ulead’s VideoStudio 7SE.

Details
* USB 2.0
* Video standards: PAL & NTSC
* Analogue signal inputs: Composite (RCA) and S-Video
* PAL recording rate: up to 720x576 pixels/25 fps
* NTSC recording rate: up to 720x480 pixels/29.9 fps
* Screen size: 160x120 to 720x576 pixels
* Software interface: Windows WDM driver
* 5 volt power supply via USB port

System requirements
* Microsoft Windows XP
* USB 2.0 interface
* Intel Pentium III 800 MHz, AMD Athlon 800MHz (MPEG1/VCD)
* Intel Pentium IV 1400 MHz, AMD Athlon 1800+ (MPEG2/DVD)
* 256MB RAM (512MB or more recommended)
* Sound card with line-in [for connection to the video-source device]
* 400MB of available hard drive space for program installation
* Windows compatible display with at least 800x600 resolution (1024x768 recommended)
* Windows compatible DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW for archiving your recordings

Availability
The Grabster AV 150 will be available from February 2006 from EuroTech – telephone 0870 458 4891; email sales@euro-tech.co.uk. Price £49.99 inc VAT.

About TerraTec Electronic GmbH:
In 1994, TerraTec Electronic GmbH set out to make its mark from the Lower Rhine town of Nettetal, Germany. Since then, Germany's largest manufacturer of sound cards has evolved into one of the largest multimedia enterprises in Europe. TerraTec's product portfolio ranges from professional PC audio systems, which go by the name of "TerraTec Producer", to video and TV cards, to hi-fi and consumer products for, among others, digital radio and MP3 technology. TerraTec's has proven its strength of innovation in the multimedia market segment with mainstream standards such as "EWS Technology" and "4G Sound".

For further information on the TerraTec Product range, please visit http://www.terratec.co.uk