<![CDATA[off brand analog to digital video capture card: yay or nay?]]>

<![CDATA[off brand analog to digital video capture card: yay or nay?]]>I have just dedusted (compressed air in spray can), relubricated (Vaseline) and cleaned the read head(s?) of (cleaning tape cassette) my VCR and now I would like to start digitizing mom's collection of VHS tape cassettes.

I just learned that the ports of a modern GPU - a 3080 in my case - cannot be "reversed" and used for input. Which leaves me with those USB dongles, right? Or are there PCIe solutions that are more robust? I can only imagine such a little USB device heating up almost instantly...

Any and all advice is welcome. 😊

I know Linux and I have experience with recording audio. I know a little Shotcut and even less OBS.

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