We are looking for a product that will give us long term solution. We are creating an app around this capture card. When is end of life?
468722
It's impossible to say how long a DVR card like this will last. I've used several DVR cards for years and none has failed on me yet. This seems to be as durable as the others in spite of the low price. I would guess the life span to be many years. Just watch out for high voltage, heat, and vibration.
2042408
I've recorded video until the card filled up. Deleted it and did it again for several other events. Never had a problem. Works great!
2142776
Good luck with that POS. Mine died and the company would not stand behind their product.
203908
I purchased an extended warranty on my Sony BD player. It is 18 months old and has completely died. I purchased it at Circuit City which is of course now defunct. I have been trying to deal with the warranty company that took over from CC - and it has been a nightmare.I will never purchase an extended warranty on a BD player again!
2012167
My Denon died (no sound) after about 3-1/2 years. I won't buy Denon again. Also the iPhone app is lousy. Great idea if it would work. I have an XBMC remote that works flawlessly. Denon should be able to make something at least as good.
1056263
When they say 7 year life, they're really close. Bought 4 of these units in Oct, 2004. They have worked well over the years and haven't had any problems. Last month, one generated an "ERR.." code and just last week, another generated the same "ERR.." code. It looks like they've lived their useful life and I'll replace them without calling the manufacturer. Technically, I'm just curious how they can predict the 7-year life...???? Great product though.
1148091
5 minute is the longest. It continues recording automatically. Get a good so card.
1247454
It will last forever, like mine, coz you will simply pit in a box after seeing it doesnt work :)
887204
Thanks for your input== The unit died on me so back to the store. I never realized how inefficient these unit are-- I do a lot of recording to DVD-RW discs so this unit wont be of any help-- (I had just purchased another 50 DVD-RW discs)I forgot how much work there is in recording the old fashioned way with all the Start & end times-Ch # . With Fios's guide you only have one button to record for future events. I think I'll wait til they come out with a unit with a guide. Although it seems like these units are near the end and will be replaced soon. thanks again!
26541
Windows Media Player is the true weird player. It is not the standard, and you're fooling yourself if you think otherwise. Also, for your information, something 'playing by default in WMP' is controlled simply by the set of DirectShow codecs installed on the system - it has nothing to do with the player itself. So in 20 years, you'll still have to have the correct codecs installed, regardless of the player you decide to use. And in 20 years, if you still use WMP, something must have been very wrong with the world leading up to that. Codecs will be a thing of the past and video files (if we even still have a concept of files) will include their own coding embedded within them because storage and bandwidth limitations have disappeared. VLC is the player of choice for me currently, as it uses a set of libraries that can play literally anything, and is constantly evolving, unlike WMP. Don't trust proprietary formats and players - they won't last anyway.
1472102
Works fine for extended play, but I've started turning it off when not in use (same for all my externals) to try to save life. I used to leave it on 24-7 for a few months without a crash, but its making some scary noises lately. I'll report back.
968927
Tivo just updated their website to include product lifetime service through May 4, 2015. I also purchased my mini at BestBuy and they matched the Amazon price
1638775
That depends entirely on the seller and Apple, you can do some basic research into the (history of this software) used software is usually supported however in this case, the product is EOL, (end of life) it is not supported by Apple and development stopped on this version of the software, some time ago, (it still functions quite nicely, however just be aware that over time these types of products do degrade)
445809
There should be a manufacture date inside the unit. However, if you are concern with the 7 year end of life expiration, the unit's life starts upon powering up not with the manufacture date.
109354
you can just let it run. you can set the memory settings to record till memory is full or overwrite oldest video first.
2061212
As I remember it does not work like a DVR or VCR. You have to be there. I think the longest that it will record is 90 minutes, maybe 120 minutes. My unit no longer works. There is another company that sells a product that has what you are looking for. I can't remember the name but the cost is around 3-4 times the cost of this unit. Good luck.
114195
It will stop, the built in software is very basic. There is an option that allow you to record over what's already on the card but it is a 10 minutes loop only : to me this is ridiculous !