Turbo.264 HD adds AVCHD transcoding savvy

Hey folks… just mentioning that I searched far and wide for a software-based AVHCD transcoder, tried the well-known one but the only thing that I found to work is a piece of uglyware called iSkysoft iMedia Converter. The program looks like an old, awful piece of Windows spyware but the thing is, it works extremely well and never asks me to enter my password.

I read review of the Elgato 264HD and Elgato forum and very disappointed with the product. We are talking about HD video quality but at the same time Elgato turbo 264HD can't even support the basic audio AC3 and subtitles. $150 for just the 3X speed and losing basic audio, subtitles, video quality and many other features is not worth it. I can live with the free slow Handbrake with far superior quality.
Mike

www.e-buzz.ro

Typical... ...I got a Turbo 264 at christmas (and so did my brother) after 2 years of wondering if it was a justified purchase thinking it could do HD (advertising as converts from HD is misleading) only to find out that it could not.... ....now this just adds to the badly timed insult.

It least its £140, not £70 like the old one. This pricing makes it so far out of my league that I don't really care.

Also for the people that want a trade in system there is one... ....its called ebay!

all you people slamming the original turbo264 are insane

Yes with my MACPRO encoding TV recordings for AppleTV was about the same with or with out the Turbo - -- think the Turbo was faster.
But it freed up my MACPRO - If I can get the export time cut in half I will get the new one -
As I hate waiting to encode a TV show I've just recorded.



GREAT PRODUCT NOW and Will only get BETTER

all you people slamming the original turbo264 are insane

I have never had any dislike for mine...only occasionally there is a glitch but for me it is a life saver and once I can afford it I will be getting the new one and selling my old ones on ebay for a nice penny I'm sure

say what you want about Elgato but my life has been nothing but easy since I got the Turbo264 not to mention...Toast, QuickTime, EyeTV and other programs have built in options to allow using the Turbo264 to speed up encoding projects

the plusses by far out weigh the minuses

GREAT PRODUCT NOW and Will only get BETTER

I had the original Turbo as well and it made a small bit of a difference but in the end it sat in a drawer and when I got my new Intel Mac, I never used it again.

Unless reviews from trusted bloggers show otherwise, I would pass on buying this.

@moulles: FWIW you're right. And remember: don't feed the balls... ;-)

I've got a question. Is a Aiptek camcorder the cheapest way of doing analogue to digital conversion these days or is there something better?

Add mkv input support and I would buy it in an instant!