Can the SD card be read by a PC? Are the recorded files Windows-compatible and playable with WMP or VLC?
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Mine is not working yet. There are no English translation on it. the software that comes with the product is in Chinese the file download or zip file can only downloaded in Chinese. So I think this is another failure that I purchase from Amazon. I am still try to figure how to work it in my lap top. I let you know if I get mine to work.
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I haven't looked at the files' extensions, but the manufacturer says it's a MPEG-2 format, which plays fine with WMC and PC-if the appropriate decoder is installed. (Source: http://www.avermedia-usa.com/avertv/product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=474&tab=UserManual) I'd suspect it'll need conversion for phones and tablets, however. Here's a calculator to estimate file sizes, http://www.digitalrebellion.com/webapps/video_calc.html?format=mpeg2_37_ntsc_br&frame_rate=f30&length=1&length_type=hours. Looks like 1.6GB/hr. I'm seeing other places calculate it at 2GB/hr. All I know is that I have a number of hours of HDTV recording on a PC w/o external storage and I haven't exceeded capacity. It's a 500 GB machine, which I suspect has 200GB freed up for this. As always, your mileage(storage) may vary. UPDATE: I looked at the files' extension and it's .wtv, which is the format Windows Media Center records/playback. It appears that OTA HDTV (1080i/720p) records approximately 6GB+ per hour as a file size. Probably closer to 7GB to be on the safe side to see what storage needs would be. As for SDTV, I'd guess half that size, but I don't have any recordings to check. As other responses noted, it really depends on the signal being recorded and its video info.
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I have constant trouble with these things saying the SD cards are corrupted. Once that happens, it doesn't even record to my computer for some reason, live viewing only.
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Video playback is a bit hit and miss. Some play, some freeze the machine. I am trying to get the spec for compatible formats for .avi and .mp4 from Coby and waiting for a reply. The standard mini-USB plug cable allows you to manage and transfer files between the frame and a computer. The cards in the DP-102 will show as external drives on the PC.
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Does not have an SD card slot, you can record it by using a PC based recording app. I use Blueiris, but thre are some free options as well. Just Google it.
2213087
Yes you can. The USB interface works quite well. I've tried AVI and MP4 files without issue.
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Is there any way to record directly to the card and bypass the internal memory?? thanks
570352
Yes, you can if your Coby HD Portable Video Player can support read SD card.
1961665
Wade, have you tried just loading the SD card after you have got video or photos on it to the computer? I do that instead of putting what is on the disc on computer. I get the videos and photos that way. Mine works awesome that way. I hope I explained that right.
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I don't see why not. I didn't check what the codecs were but had no problems playing the video on an old Windows Vista desktop. The wrapper is listed as MP4 on dashcamtalk (but no mention of the video or audio codec). I can check if you need to know...just need to pull the card out tonight when I get home.
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Fine. I am using VLC media player on Linux Mint though. Maybe Win8 has higher demands. I haven't tried it.
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Yes, but with difficulty. The packaged software is worthless. Open VLC and go to &gt; Media &gt; Open Capture Device. Set Video device name: /dev/video1. Set Audio device name: hw:0,1. Set Video standard: NTSC. That should allow you to view the input stream. You may be able to capture/record the input with VLC, but I don't think you will be able to record and view (preview) it live. To capture/record the input, I use the following commands: sox -r 44k -t alsa hw:1,0 -c 1 -C 320 tmp.mp3 &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&1 & PID1="$?" avconv -f v4l2 -i /dev/video1 -deinterlace -vcodec libx264 -crf 18 -f matroska -y tmp.mkv & PID2="$?" read i; kill "$PID1" & kill "$PID2" & Lastly, I combine the audio and video together into final product: avconv -i tmp.mkv -i tmp.mp3 -c copy output.mkv
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Not sure I understand the question. I have no issues with the video it records. The files are AVI type files and all I do is copy them from the SD card to the computer, and play them using Windows Media Player. Have not had to convert the files to any other type of video file type.
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Actually, I have a laptop that reads an SD card. It is easy to just plug the card into my laptop and it plays the video. I have mine set to record when movement is detected. That setting is under the plate on the back. It overwrites the oldest recording when it needs to have more space. I just watch it when I suspect foul play. It worked right out of the box for me. Clay
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I might be a little slow - What about expandable memory - can I load music movie and content onto the sd card? or are you all saying it can only read and save content pulled over from another device like my laptop.
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Yes but you can only view it with their software included. When inserting the sd card into the usb adapter and then into a computer it will appear to be empty.
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I think it will be locked into WMP due to pressure from Microsoft, not because of Sandisk engineering. There is a more in depth thread in the anythingbutipod forum... google it.