CompuServe Messages

James, The Mediator LC is a low-cost, high-quality 24-bit VGA to NTSC video converter. It converts up to 640x480x16.7million color graphics into recordable video signals to your TV and\or VCR, VHS and SVHS formats. It costs about $500, which is still considered low-cost when it comes to quality scan-converters. The only drawbacks that it has are these: 1) Maximum output is 640×480 resolution, not the correct aspect of something like 740×512.(I can never remember the exact numbers for that) 2) The video output cannot be resized, so you lose a bit of the upper and lower parts of the image due to the shape of the TV monitor. 3) It requires you to load a driver in order to put any other resolution lower than 640×480 on the video screen. 4) You cannot overlay graphics onto existing video with the unit.(which is no big deal if you have no need for it) I've tried others units in this price range, and I've been disappointed each and every time except for this one. By the way, it is made by VideoLogic, in conjunction with IBM. Hope this was of some help to you. Scott Douglas 73540,3432