Watching Videos with Elgato Diversity?

Sawday · Sawday #1 (**permalink**)

05-28-2009, 06:40 AM

Given that my old VHS video recorder produces a signal that can be viewed on a tv and that my Elgato Diversity will accept a similar signal from my aerial should I be able to connect my Diversity to my VHS machine to view old videos through my mac? I've tried but unsuccessfully so far.

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #2 (**permalink**)

05-28-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sawday

Given that my old VHS video recorder produces a signal that can be viewed on a tv and that my Elgato Diversity will accept a similar signal from my aerial should I be able to connect my Diversity to my VHS machine to view old videos through my mac? I've tried but unsuccessfully so far.

It looks like the Diversity won't do the job. It's a digital television receiver, while VCRs only have analog outputs. You'll need a device that specifically supports VCR signals. Elgato has a couple on their site that will do the trick.

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