StarTech 4-Port PCI 1394a FireWire Adapter Card, TAA (PCI1394MP)

Let me begin this review by saying that before you purchase the Star Tech 4 port PCI 1394a FireWire adapter card, be sure that your computer does have PCI slots. These can usually be identified as being white colored slots. If not, it would be advisable to do some more investigating before purchasing this adapter card. Anyways, these Star Tech 4 port PCI 1394a FireWire adapter cards fitted right into my Gateway Essential 700S desktop computer, and my Dell XPS410 desktop computer as well. Regarding the Gateway Essential 700S desktop computer, this computer also had a FireWire port in the front of the computer so the black cable from that frontal port easily plugged into the internal 6 contact port of the Star Tech 4 port PCI 1394a FireWire adapter card. Needless to say, that activated the frontal FireWire port on the Gateway Essential 700S desktop computer. No, I haven't actually tried out these Star Tech 4 port PCI 1394a FireWire adapter cards yet, but I was surely looking into it. What a fabulous addition to a vintage computer!

worked well out of the box. Needed to hook up an older DV Cam to my PC.

Everyone recommends getting cards with a Texas Instruments chipset. This is one of them. Installed in minutes into my PC. Booted up and was instantly recognized in the Windows 10 OS. No additional driver installs were necessary. Used a Sony i.Link Cable (VMC-IL4615) and tested by connecting to each of my old video cameras (Sony DCR-TRV310 and a Canon ZR500). Opened Windows Photo Gallery software app and it recognized both cameras and I was able to preview what was recorded on the video tapes as well as Live-View through the camera lens. Have since converted many hours of DV tapes to digital AVI files on my hard drive. I am so excited that this was so easy and seamless. Highly recommended!

My system is a Dell Optiplex 7010 i7-3770 with 16G of RAM running Cakewalk. I was getting clicks in my audio stream with my VIA chipset FW PCI card, although Cakewalk was not reporting any dropouts. Thought that for the price I would try the "gold standard" in FW cards for audio, the Star Tech with its Texas Instruments chipset. After installing it, I decided to stress test it with lower latency settings. I'm now able to run projects at 256 samples that used to need at least 512. Haven't gotten any clicks, either. I couldn't be happier with the purchase. I would say that if your system is getting old (and if you're running a FW interface, it might very well be) and you are having latency or sync or connection issues, or if you just want to tune in a notch better latency, this is a good purchase. I later found out that in the era my Saffire is from, audio interface manufacturers usually used TI FW chips in their interfaces, which explains why they work so well with TI FireWire controllers.

Ordered this card to add Firewire to an i5 computer to use with a Flex 5000A. Works great. Update: card stopped working today. Tested in two different computers with same results. Amazon Customer Service offered to replace it for free. Plus, Sent me a prepaid shipping label to return the defective card. Hopefully, the replacement card will last much longer than the original.

I had to search a long time to find a way to import my Mini DV tapes. Using a composite video output is easy to do, but results in a D to A to D conversion, which introduces noise. This card lets me import directly in digital format. I also go the WinDV utility. It's extremely compact and simple (and free). You may need it if you're using an older model camera (mine had no support from Sony for remote control of the camera, or recognition of it in Windows).

Does not work with my application.

Works flawlessly!

I had no troubles getting this card to work with linux in an older motherboard. No extra drivers required — just plug it in and it works.

Ordered this to import some DV video from an old camcorder. Installed, connected, works - no bother at all. Well worth the price.

Poner y funcionar .

Funcionó perfecto a la primera con Windows 7. Muy buen funcionamiento para conectar mi FW1880

6 Sterne von mir. Habe lange ausprobiert mit anderen Karten. Nichts funktionierte. Dann diese Karte eingebaut, und siehe da, der Gerätemanager zeigte mir gleich Bildverarbeitungsgeräte an. Habe einen JVC -GRD-21 DV Camcorder angeschlossen. Videoprogramm benutze ich Video Studio Pro 2020. Geht auch mit anderer Software. Zuerst die Fehlermeldung beim einlesen, Videotreiber nicht gefunden. Dann den älteren Legacytreiber installiert und alles funktionierte. Kann jetzt meine kleinen DV Kassetten überspielen und bearbeiten. Top Karte