Part of it works, but not all
582717
Bought this to capture old videos to digital and then burn them to DVD. Seemed to be the best reviewed (with plenty of warnings) of the options out there short of going with much more expensive, semi-pro gear. Installed on my Windows 7 machine without much trouble (so far, so good). The manual was reasonably good for how to go about basic capturing video and burning to DVD (also good). My first tries used the "Easy Wizard Mode". That mode does basic video capture based on a pre-set recording time (you set)and then automatically burns to a DVD without any editing options. That mode also limits you to burning a single DVD per session and does NOT save the file. That worked OK within those limitations but I wanted to be able to do some basic editing (e.g. - change brightness, bring the audio up or down, put a couple of short clips together to go on one DVD, etc.), save the file(s) and be able to burn multiple copies, etc. So for the next couple of tries I went through "Advanced Mode". Capture process went well and I could do those basic tape manipulations with just a bit of trial and error. Then, after capturing a video it came time to burn. SCREECHING HALT!!! Any attempt to burn a DVD in anything other than "Easy Wizard Mode" resulted in a "Runtime Error" message and the program would shut down. After spending the better part of a day online trying to learn about the error and any way to correct I sent an email to Honestech customer support, not expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised to get a reply in just a few hours apologizing for my problem and requesting quite a more information regarding my particular computer set-up and parameters. All of the requested information was sent and then....NOTHING.

I can still capture videos and perform basic editing using the Honestech gear and program and then save the files as MPEG's. I then open them and finish editing them and burn them to DVD using Windows Live Movie Maker that came with Windows 7.

So...I guess this product works OK if I just wanted to do a VERY basic video tape capture and burn to DVD project. I can't get it to burn an edited video to DVD though, and the customer support that seemed promising at first has apparently evaporated.

Just my experience.
3736377
it works, but like it's half broken. I don't know if it is or that's just how it works normally. Either way, I guess I got what I paid more, which isn't much.
6642
I had to fiddle with this thing quite a little to make it work, but eventually got it to work.
4085914
Sometimes it goes haywire, sometimes it works great.
112138
Not as fine as I thought it would be, but it works just fine.
2379510
It's ok but it doesn't load everything all the time
1083599
sometimes it works other times it doesn't. i gave it as a gift to my boyfriend. nop don't pay it .
1419376
Many of the integrated circuits are defective.  The product would be a good deal if it were composed of working parts, but since it is a mixed bag, it really isn't worth the money.
2383239
Sometimes this product does not act like it will work. Then it starts working. When it works, it is great.
4945614
Works, but takes a few ears to get the knack of using it.
4370777
It works for the most part. You can tell it's a bit flimsy but I haven't had any issues with it yet.
527012
It works when it wants to, but it could be my controller so on account of me not really knowing. 4 stars
2909490
Good deal but there are some that don't work, make sure to buy more than you think you need
971059
It works sometimes it has problems detecting the active hdmi port when two things are attached even when you manually switch the input.
4888529
This product may require some time to work.  It seems to have helped a bit but unsure that it will completely cure the problem.
633111
It works, but it suffers from slight dementia; it doesn't necessarily play the complete CD you put into it. It may forget what it's supposed to play and just stop working. *sigh*
3899432
It works some of the time. Occasionally the meat with backup because the parts don't fit properly.

Also not all the holes were drilled in the filters.