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Devices Tested with AVS Video Recorder

The following devices have been tested and proved to work correctly with AVS Video Recorder:
Device Connection Type Device Type1 Supported Video Formats
Acer OrbiCam (integrated in Acer Aspire 5102WLMi laptop) integrated Web Cam I420, BGR
ADS Tech PYRO A/V Link w/Elements (API-557-EFS) FireWire
(IEEE 1394)		 AV input (DV) DV
ASUS webcam (integrated in ASUS Eee PC 900 netbook) integrated Web Cam YUY2
AVerMedia AVerTV (M168-U) PCI AV input BGR, YUY2
AVerMedia AVerTV 307 (M151A-B) PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, BGR, BGRA, I420
AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-S Hybrid+FM (A700-B) PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, YV12, BGRA, BGR
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D-C) PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, YV12, BGRA, BGR
AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Ultra USB USB AV input MPEG-2 PS
AVerMedia AVerTV MCE 116 Plus (M116-D) PCI AV input MPEG-2 PS
Beholder Behold TV M6 Extra PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, YV12, BGRA, BGR, MPEG-2 PS
Canon XH A1 High Definition Camcorder FireWire
(IEEE 1394)		 DV Cam, HDV Cam DV, MPEG-2 TS2
Canon HDV HV20 PAL FireWire
(IEEE 1394)		 DV Cam, HDV Cam DV, MPEG-2 TS2
Canopus ADVC-55 High-Quality Analog-to-Digital Video Converter (Advanced DV Converter) FireWire
(IEEE 1394)		 AV input (DV) DV
Compro VideoMate U2700 USB AV input UYVY
Compro Video Mate Live PAL USB AV input MPEG-2 PS
Compro VideoMate Vista E800F Hybrid D/A HW2 PCIe PCI-Express AV input YUY2, MPEG-2 PS
Genius VideoCAM Express V2 USB Web Cam BGR, I420
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350 PCI AV input MPEG-2 PS
HP Webcam (integrated in HP Pavilion laptop) integrated Web Cam YUY2
Leadtek WinFast DV2000 (LR6620) PCI AV input BGR, YUY2, I420
Leadtek WinFast PVR3000 Deluxe (LR6635) PCI AV input MPEG-2 PS
LifeView FlyTV Express X1 MST-A2 (LR820) PCI-Express AV input YUY2
Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere USB Web Cam BGR, I420
Logitech QuickCam Pro9000 USB Web Cam BGR, I420
Logitech QuickCam S 5500 USB Web Cam BGR, I420
Logitech QuickCam Web USB Web Cam YUY2, BGR, BGRA, I420, UYVY
MSI TV@nywhere-Plus (TV-7131) PCI AV input UYVY, BGR, BGRA, YV12, I420, YUY2
Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U USB AV input DivX, MPG2, MPG1, MJPEG
Samsung Digital Cam VP-D361i PAL FireWire
(IEEE 1394)		 DV Cam DV
Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 HDV 1080i PAL FireWire
(IEEE 1394)		 DV Cam, HDV Cam DV, MPG2 TS3
Twinhan ATSC D+A PCI AV input YUY2
V-Stream (KW88X_LP) PCI AV input BGR, YUY2, I420
YUAN SmartVDO EZDVD MPG600 MPEG II Encoder (CX23416) PCI AV input MPEG-2 PS
Devices added by AVS4YOU users
Sharp VL-WD255 FireWire
(IEEE1394)		 added by Ron Boat
Panasonic NV-GS27 FireWire
(IEEE1394)		 added by Artem Bezhenar
JVC Digital VHS HMDH3000U FireWire
(IEEE1394)		 added by Paul Noftell
Sony TV KD34XBR960 FireWire
(IEEE1394)		 added by Paul Noftell
JVC GR-D370U FireWire
(IEEE1394)		 added by Jesse Mulanax
V-Gear MyVideo AMVG1-002-024-G USB
(AV input / YUY2, MPEG-2)		 added by Grant Smith
Tested devices that have troubles working with AVS Video Recorder:
Device Connection Type Device Type1 Supported Video Formats Trouble status
ATI Radeon X850 VIVO PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY
  • - 720-pixel resolutions are recorded with distortions due to the fact that the device sends the wrong data on the resolution value.
AVerMedia AVerTV 505 PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, BGR, BGRA, I420
  • - the audio might playback in short fragments, jittering;
  • - the video preview might be absent when 'Composite' input is selected.
AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Volar HX (A827) USB AV input YUY2
  • - a very big delay with preview/record;
  • - after the change of the standard or program restart the playback stops as no video can be received from the device.
AVerMedia AVerTV USB 2.0 M026 USB AV input YUY2, I420, BGR
  • - the device might have problems with sound output due to the device drivers.
Compro VideoMate H900 PCI AV input MPEG-2 PS, UYVY
  • - in case Input1 (S-Video) is selected, the UYVY format might not work;
  • - in case Input2 (Composite) or Input3 (S-Video) is selected, the UYVY format always does not work.
Leadtek WinFast PVR2000 (LR6630) PCI AV input BGR, YUY2, MPEG-2 PS
  • - preview and record functions do not work when capturing in BGR and YUY2 formats with certain settings (errors -105 and 65747);
  • - the device seems to work correctly with MPEG-2 PS format only.
LifeView FlyTV Prime 34 (LR138) PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, BGR, BGRA, I420
  • - sometimes the device shows the YUY2 format as black and white only;
  • - in case you switch the device on and off many times no video and audio is received.
Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 USB Web Cam BGR, I420
  • - after the device restart audio and video can fall out of sync.
Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 100 DVD Recorder USB AV input YUY2, I420
  • - some video standards cannot be remembered;
  • - for some video standards no image can be displayed;
  • - some video standards have video distortions.
Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 130 Video Creator USB AV input MPEG-2, DIVX5, MPEG-1, MJPEG, DIVX, MPEG-2 PS
  • - in case the preview is switched on and off quickly many times no video is seen;
  • - for all DIVX and MPEG formats the video is captured with scalloping distortion due to interlacing;
  • - when capturing in DIVX format the video is recorded with green squares;
  • - the audio is captured with the crackling sound for all the formats except MPEG-2 PS;
  • - the program can unexpectedly close when getting the device property page.
Pinnacle GmbH Bendino PCI AV input YUY2, BGR
  • - when converting into BGR format the image has a tint of green.
Pinnacle PCTV MediaCenter 300i PCI AV input YUY2, UYVY, BGRA, BGR
  • - no audio can be captured from the device due to the device drivers and the device card structure;
  • - the device works incorrectly with Gigabyte GA-K8 motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 installed.
Plextor ConvertX PX-AV200U USB AV input YUY2
  • - the YUY2 format with 720x576, 352x576 and 480x576 resolutions is recorded with distortions due to the fact that the device sends the wrong data on the resolution value.
The capture devices that failed to work with AVS Video Recorder:
Device Connection Type Device Type1 Supported Video Formats Trouble status
AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid+FM Volar (A828) USB AV input YUY2
  • - no video can be received from the device.
LifeView (LR148) USB AV input BGR, UYVY, YUY2
  • - no video can be received from the device.
LifeView (LR518) USB AV input UYVY
  • - no video can be received from the device.
1 - Device Type means that AVS Video Recorder can manage this device type capability with this device. For instance, if you use a TV-tuner, only the capturing from an external device (VHS-recorder/player, for example) connected to the AV-input of the TV-tuner card will be available not tuning of the TV-programs.
2,3 - currently the program does not always work correctly with the device