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If you want to install/uninstall several times (even the uninstall is incomplete because pinnacle recommends download a regdelete.exe file from their site to complete the uninstall) and undergo repeated crashings and cryptic messages like "software problem, please restart windows" and "hardware problem" (which hardware). Then, if you get it working, deal with audio that doesnt sync up with the video and lost frames then this is the product for you. I did get it to work a couple of times and it captured my video then crashed 10 minutes into my editing it (it hasnt worked again since). I've since returned it for a refund. I had tried their Studio 400 product and it worked fine (except for audio problems at scene transitions)but this MP10 has been a nightmare.

IMPORTANT*** Don't believe me? Check out Pinnacle's own home page. All the problems are documented there in the MP10 forum. You have MSCE's and system administrators emailing Pinnacle with their problems stating that they are unable to get it to work.

I just received one for this Xmas.The video it captured are so bad that you even don't want to look at them twice!Maybe it's not a good idea to use the parallel port for this kind of data transfer.

First off, I bought this cuz it said that it could make Video-Cds. So I thought I could play them on my DVD player. Wrong, its just a stupid pop-up menu, just stupid. The capture times are TERRIBLE! I left it capturing for 10 mintues and got 4 secs of captured video. The worst product ever. This product does TO MUCH! Remember simple is better.

This is a great product. I reccomend it for anyone who is on the go. Using a laptop or at home on a desktop.