I have Toast. Do I need the full prog or just the cable?

#1 paulk

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Posted 04 June 2009 - 04:10 PM

I notice from the Roxio website options to buy the full 'Easy VHS to DVD for Mac' at £59.99 which includes Toast basic or 'Video Capture USB for Mac' at £49.99. I already own Toast so do I just need the Video Capture cable?

Also... couldn't help noticing the PC equivalent is £34.99. Why is this?

I'm asking here as when I sent a query ticket to Roxio I was sent back 2 links to the website: one for software updates, one for the online store. But no answer to my question.

#2 sknis

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Posted 07 June 2009 - 03:25 PM

QUOTE (paulk @ Jun 4 2009, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I notice from the Roxio website options to buy the full 'Easy VHS to DVD for Mac' at £59.99 which includes Toast basic or 'Video Capture USB for Mac' at £49.99. I already own Toast so do I just need the Video Capture cable?

Also... couldn't help noticing the PC equivalent is £34.99. Why is this?

I'm asking here as when I sent a query ticket to Roxio I was sent back 2 links to the website: one for software updates, one for the online store. But no answer to my question.

Haven't you heard, MACs are more expensive.

New product, lower volume, marketing strategy; take your pick.

You need the capture device and the actual VHS to DVD program. You get the lite version of Toast 9 just in case you do not own Toast. I did not even install that.

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#3 paulk

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Posted 07 June 2009 - 03:53 PM

QUOTE (sknis @ Jun 7 2009, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Haven't you heard, MACs are more expensive.

Thanks for the response. Now I'm puzzled why they sell the cable separately at all - maybe it comes with a Mac driver that costs £15 more than the PC one :-)

The response to my query to Roxio tech support was a link to the software update page and a link to the online store...