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Hands on Review for the Elgato Video Capture

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By Dan Brown – Guest Writer Found at Amazon at http://amzn.to/1PZbMrD  2026 buying update: This guest review remains useful hands-on history for the Elgato Video Capture, but if you are shopping for one today, start with current Elgato Video Capture listings on Amazon. For my own longer-term take on digitizing VHS and analog video, see my Elgato Video Capture review and 2026 update, where I cover the buying decision in more depth. As an Amazon Associate, The Average Guy earns from qualifying purchases. Like many people we collected several movies over the years on VHS tape. Many of these are

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Hands On Review of the Intel Compute Stick Windows BOXSTCK1A32WFC: Episode II

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By Bill Rockhold – Guest Writer Intel Compute Stick: Episode II In my last post on the Intel Compute Stick, https://theaverageguy.tv/2015/11/23/hands-on-review-of-the-intel-compute-stick-windows-boxstck1a32wfc/,  I had run into a couple of difficulties, but it had ended with a positive feeling. That didn’t last, shortly afterward the fit started to hit the shan. Windows 10 Install I had upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, which had seamed to go without any issues, but afterward I started to have some problems. I installed Handbrake, to use as a benchmark on CPU power. The app would crash every time I tried to run it. I

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Hands on Review of the Summer Infant WideView Digital Color Video Baby Monitor

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By Kyle Wilcox – Guest Writer As part of the Average Guy Tech Scholarship fund found at https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy, I had three three baby monitors that I considered for the review: Angelcare AC1120 Video and Sound Monitor – http://amzn.to/1mQCQve Summer Infant Wide View Digital Color Video Baby Monitor – http://amzn.to/1mQCWCS Motorola MBP33S Wireless Video Baby Monitor with 2.8-Inch Color LCD, Zoom and Enhanced Two-Way Audio – http://amzn.to/1mQCZ1H All three models seemed fairly similar and as of January 2016, each was selling for around $110. The decision to go with the Summer unit came down to the fact that it had a

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The iDevices iGrill Mini Hands On Review

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iDevices iGrill Mini Review: Is This Bluetooth Meat Thermometer Still Useful in 2026? Originally published December 2, 2014. Updated for 2026. 2026 update: I originally wrote this review in December 2014 after using the iDevices iGrill Mini to cook my Thanksgiving turkey. More than a decade later, I don’t use it for most of my grilling anymore – today I use a MEATER, a fully wireless probe system. But looking back at the iGrill Mini in 2026 is a good reminder that it got the core idea right early: put a probe in the food, watch the temperature from your

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Home Automation, Amazon Echo and Noise Cancelling Headphones – HGG192

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John Greenaway and Omaha Podcaster Mike Wieger from http://wiegertech.com/ and the Open Mike Night Podcast http://wiegertech.com/openmikenight/ joins Jim (https://twitter.com/jcollison) for show #192 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/ community. John joined us on 171 (https://theaverageguy.tv/hgg171) when we talked about the Elgato Video Capture Device and recently… Click for more / Podcast Player>