MPEG-4 Video/audio Recorder

46 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
price (17)
usability (11)
reliability (4)
design (2)
image quality (2)

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size (5)
stabilizer (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 46 reviews of MPEG-4 Video/audio Recorder. The average rating for this product is 2.3/5, compared to an average rating of 3.7/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and reliability. The usability and price also get good views. Some have doubts about the image stabilizer and size, and reviews are divided on the image quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the MPEG-4 Video/audio Recorder is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 58/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 user reviews of MPEG-4 Video/audio Recorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.com. Many are critical about the size.

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34% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Frank Völkel (tomsguide.com)

MPEG-4 With The New Flask 4.1: Almost DVD Quality

Using the new Flask 4.1/DivX 4.01 codec, the THG lab produced videos in MPEG-4 format. We found it to provide more speed, comfort and features.

The new Flask 4.1 shows significant progress and improvement over previous versions. It allows the adjustment of image brightness as well as the audio volume. Of primary importance is the high degree of user-friendliness, with clear graphic menus,...

Oct, 2001

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Expert review by : Frank Völkel (tomsguide.com)

MPEG-4: FlasK MPEG/Divx's Improved Coding

Creating CD-ROM copies of your DVDs just got a lot easier to handle - we've tested the new FlasK MPEG and Divx versions. All AMD and Intel CPUs are supported now!

The new version of FlasK MPEG still has some deficiencies - in Windows 98 SE, the maximum file size is limited to 4 GB. Files grow very quickly to this size if several VOB files are combined on the hard drive when ripping a DVD-ROM. Another of the new...

Apr, 2001

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Expert review by : Frank Völkel (tomsguide.com)

MPEG-4: Optimization of Picture Quality and Data Rate

Before a video is converted into MPEG-4 format, the following questions often arise: Which data rate should be chosen so that a whole film fits on one CD-ROM? How can the best picture quality be achieved?

In summary, it can be said that MPEG-4 is currently one of the most efficient compression procedures, as illustrated in the table below

Feb, 2001

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Expert review by : Frank Völkel (tomsguide.com)

MPEG-4 - Copying a DVD Video to CD-ROM

It is a well-known fact that DVD/MPEG-2 video sequences take up a lot of disk space. This makes a distribution on CD-ROMs unsuitable. A small tool shows that there is a way to convert video data from MPEG-2 into the brand new MPEG-4 format. This saves...

Among the MPEG technologies used in practice, the current MPEG-4 offers the highest efficiency during encoding. The main reason is ACE (Advanced Coding Efficiency) - an encoding algorithm that is used in MPEG-4 for the first time.The object orientation...

Sep, 2000

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

DOA (NOT from Newegg)

I don't trust the brand to try to replace it with the same, considering it will be in the hands of a curious child.

None at this time

Purchased it in person at T**get for my 11 year old kid as a throw-away camcorder for him to experiment with. I did not expect it to be great, but at least something he could start off with, without having to worry about the eventual loss or breakage...

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

jack of all trades, master of none.

It does a lot of different things but it does them all only decently at best. I wish the focusing was automatic. I wish MP3 playback was done through multiple folders so I could select songs by artist or album. I wish I could fast forward or rewind...

This camera takes photos at 1,3,5,and 8 mega pixels. Records video in QVGA,VGA,and D1 formats. Is an MP3 player. Is a digital voice recorder. Has two leds that can be used as filming light or flash light. It can play any movie you can convert to the...

It's difficult to take a GREAT picture with this camera. The 8mp mode doesn't look like what you'd expect it to. All resolutions have some blur unless both camera and subject are completely still (and distance between both is perfect >>near...

Nov, 2008

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