Cool for the price, but software is pretty useless.
920203
It's cool, it does what all it claims to do, but the software (app) is horrible, that needs tons of work, and it would be better if it had Wi-fi connectivity, and a little battery. Wi-fi, so you can connect to it from anywhere, and a small battery so it doesn't always lose its time when you physically turn off the light.
149121
I wish the software was a little more user friendly but overall this is a solid product for the price.
2743178
It does what it should, and is pretty cool to play with (and use professionally of course). The app is occasionally a bit buggy, but not bad. What *IS* pathetic, awful, and customer-hostile is the inability to set emissivity, and to lock the temperature scale, features they reserve for the Pro model. I guess we poor schlubs who only paid $200 aren't worthy. This would cost Seek nothing to enable in software.
262186
If you have ever seen the discount software at the big name stores that sells for $9.99, like cheap games and other 2nd rate software, well this is almost up to that level. It reminds me of the programs I used to play with on my Comadore 128 back in the 80's. It is extremely limited in functionality, nothing like a TIVO or DVR from the satellite or cable providers. The remote looks nothing like the one pictured, it is very tiny. The card does work and tunes the stations well, however the software for recording is like something from the 80's at best. If you just need a tuner, it will do the job but I don't think it's worth the price. I'd say it is not worth more than $14.99 at best.
3623569
Overall a nice unit for the price.  It has a lot of features to setup through the software, but it would be a lot better if it supported a mouse and keyboard, because using the remote to navigate the user interface is cumbersome at best.
Unfortunately, You can not register this on Samsung's web site. They don't make it or support it. The IR LEDs it uses for night vision have gotten so dim, that the night vision feature can only see a few feet now. I'm currently trying to find replacement IR Illuminator boards for the cameras. If you buy this, expect to have to replace these regularly.
3576040
I got this converter because of the price I wasn't all that worried about the quality of the software that was included because I had previously downloaded OBS Studio, which is free and looked pretty easy to use.  Well, I've been working at it for 3.5 hours now and still don't have it working right.  In the interest of full disclosure, I am not an IT geek, but I'm usually a confident DIYer.

I plugged it in and installed the software. Even after playing with the settings on the software (an they are pretty basic), it took me about 20-30 minutes to get video, although the image is extra wide (like movie theatre size) and there is a duplicate copy stacked right below it.  When I finally  recorded, it recorded two images stacked one on top of the other and the width was the size of an old analogue TV screen.  It took me another 2 hours to get audio.  I watched multiple youtube videos, tried different cable and a different VCR and went through audio settings on both programs.  One youtube video walked me through reinstalling drivers saying that there was a common audio glitch with EASYCAP and Windows 7/8 where it says you have the most updated drivers but don't.  I'm still not 100% sure what did the trick (it didn't immediately work after I updated the drivers) but it finally started working.  (Just a warning, many youtube videos show a slightly different version of software and I can only assume is for recording Xbox and the like).

If the video worked correctly, I'd say the software is great for a beginner who just wants to record old videos.  You hit play on your VCR, hit record on the screen and when you stop, an icon of your file appears. The icon opened easily in media player and as they said, was exactly what I saw on the screen as the video was playing (which in my case, I hoped it wasn't!!)  There are editing functions that I've not played with.  I've played with the software and tried to find a way to change the screen image and cannot seem to find it, which is frustrating because the program is very limited and I think I've looked everywhere.  The manual is in the software and I have looked at it and it appears to be like a typical manual and only mildly helpful.  For what it's worth in the OBS Studio software, I don't get a duplicate, but the imagine is still wide-screen view.  If I can get it to work better, I may update my comments.
322186
Mostly a gimmick, the actual pixel count isn't very good.  It's fun to play with the depth of focus and even wiggle things a little, but the utility of producing still photos isn't great for my purposes (especially since the software didn't seem very intuitive although I admit I didn't play with it long since the system requirements precluded using it on my regular machine).  If you're making motion pictures, it might be somewhat useful...
It's a bit disappointing, since it's a cool idea.
3372105
I will not go into too much detail on the poor (internal) software-the older foscam software was much better.  But you need to know, setting presets were the worse I have ever seen on any camera.  It only lets you add numbers (positions) and you need to remember the discriptors of each.  1=back yard, 2=sidewalk 3=stairs etc..... Fortunately, Blue Iris lets you rename those and you can describe then correctly. Overall, I feel the best in this price class, but no greatness here.
2404056
These are good cameras for the price, BUT the software isn't very good. I can walk through my house and very often the motion detection never picks me up and never sends me a notice on my phone. What if a burglar broke into my home and wasn't detected? It's hard to rely on a security system that only works 80% of the time.
136462
The hardware Vidbox converter works fine in conjunction with the included software if you are converting in Easy Wizard Mode (without editing). If you do wish to do video editing using the Advanced mode, be prepared. The program tended to be extremely unpredictable. I used it with a high-end PC and the program would continually lock up at random or it would not shut down cleanly after saving a project. Windows Task Manager had to be used many times to kill the program completely. Though it has a good looking interface, functionality in Advanced Mode is poor and it is evident that there was little User Acceptance Testing before it's release. Tools from menus were found to be either not selectable or did not seem to work correctly, if at all. After frustration and in the end, I kept the Vidbox, dumped the included software and went with another video editing package. No issues after that.
2094907
This is a fantastic piece of hardware, but the software bundled with it is rather disappointing - the download manager doesn't work as well as it should (won't download very large files, often won't show a reason why your torrent isn't downloading, etc.), it restarts the whole system whenever you change the smallest setting (e.g. you enable torrent seeding, it disables all your wireless network, reenables it after a few seconds). Also, I was unable to rename the default volume and share - it seems they have to be named "MYVOLUME1" and "MYSHARE1". Was also unable to delete files from it without enabling user-level authentication.

I'm really looking forward to installing OpenWRT on this, then it'll be a great system.
4011064
Folks,

I bought this unit to convert some of my 300+ vinyl albums to computer files

The turntable works fine.....HOWEVER, AT should have packaged a better software conversion program with the product.

The Audacity product requires at least 2 windows open to sort out how to input the turntable data to your computer. The software is a poster child for NOT INTUITIVE  (!!)

I am currently shopping for better software. No conclusions yet, but it appears that I can buy a better conversion program for about $40.

AT could have, and should have, selected a better conversion program. (If they bumped up the price by $20, both they and the software vendor could have made money.)

Shop your software options prior to buying this product.
161364
I use a Black Magic Intensity (thunderbolt) and Wirecast to stream a lot of small events. Mostly meetings/presentations of some sort. On paper, the StarTech seemed like a low cost capture device that might be an option instead of the the Intensity. It's not.

The StarTech device only works with the included software. The included software looks like it was developed in 1995. Yes, you can record a video input but that's about it. It's incredibly basic and as far as I can see, the software is pretty useless.

So for doing anything other than the most rudimentary stream, it's not going to work. Given that this is $200, spend the extra $50 and get the Intensity. It's much more flexible and you can combine it with decent free software like Wirecast Play.

I can see the StarTech being useful if you're trying to record a TV show or something. That's the only possible use I can imagine for the SD card support, considering every video camera already records to built-in SD cards.

I did not try the computer-less streaming, since that's not what I would need it for. I can see this maybe being useful if you're trying to do a basic stream and have a wired connection but no computer. I can imagine some scenarios where that would be useful, such as a security video or something where it's just running and you can check it remotely. But for streaming events or meetings this is not a good solution.

It gets two stars because it was reasonably easy to install and the included software did get the video signal in immediately from my Panasonic camcorder. (this is not always the case, capture cards can be a bit wonky) I'm just not sure what I would use it for given the primitive functionality of the software.
1027869
this is the overpriced, useless technology that you want. I bought two of these (one for home, one for the office). They have both been more of a pain than useful. The software crashes often... or just refuses to start. When the software does open, the hardware doesn't seem to want to work half the time. I spend more time troubleshooting problems than I spend scanning documents and receipts. But the fun doesn't stop there. Once the stars align and this product does decide to work, the scanning has all the blistering speed of my first scanner in 1996. Several minutes later, once a receipt comes through the queue and finally lands in the receipt folder, the price is invariably marked as $0.00 and it's listed as "general retail." So much for saving time and neatly organizing my receipts. I can scan them into a pdf through my regular scanner and archive them long before Neat makes it through the process it claims to have... assuming it makes it through at all.

When I got the first one, the Neat started off with software at the 4.x level. It's now up to 5.4 (which seems to get "upgraded" about once a month). Every new upgrade seems to be hit or miss whether it will work. I wouldn't wish this thing on my worst enemy. It's too frustrating.
2188757
Works well with limited software. Cheap. Only get it if you like tinkering
1506863
Pure software nightmare. This thing is useless for music. I don't care about saving pictures, but it does seem to do that - and that only.
130139
Ridiculously good value considering the price I paid ($20). It's a solid piece of hardware. However, the software is crap, as is the case for all mobile devices today, and by default I'm locked out of fixing the situation.