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Watching Videos with Elgato Diversity?

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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.
 
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Sawday said:
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.
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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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