1997: How We Captured Video via Parallel Printer Port

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Fanttik is running a Big Prime Day Sale now! Use promo code LGRE2ULTRA to get a total 35% off the Fanttik E2 Ultra 50-in-1 Electric Screwdriver Kit (deal price $51.99 after code!) https://bit.ly/4nKQhNl This original Dazzle hails from the brief few years where it actually made sense to put an MPEG-1 encoder inside of a parallel port device. But even with its printer-adjacent connections, the LAV-1000 is surprisingly capable! Let's set it up, record VHS and PS2 video footage, and use Windows 98 to edit the resulting video and image files. ● LGR things elsewhere: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social ● Archive of the Dazzle CD-ROM for Windows 95 https://archive.org/details/dazzle-211-drivers-cd ● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 obsolete dongles 00:54 The OG Dazzle 02:11 parallel port popularity 02:57 unboxing the box 05:59 what's inside it 07:23 ads, competition 09:33 dazzling legacy 10:09 setting it up 11:14 Amigo capture app 12:24 capturing a VHS tape 15:46 MPEG-1 playback 17:41 video game capture 19:05 still image/cam mode 20:01 misc features 21:16 iFilmEdit video editing 24:49 video phone calls 26:04 video screensaver 27:48 Kai's Power Goo 29:25 final thoughts! #Fanttik #FanttikE2Ultra #retrogaming #FanttikScrewdriver #LGR #computer