Allowing you to convert your old videos and DVDs to digital files, the DigitNow Video Capture is a rustic but capable device.

Here’s a simple tip from [Andy], whose Raspberry Pi projects often travel with him outside the workshop: he suggests adding a small HDMI-to-USB video capture device to one’s Raspberry Pi utility belt.

You can make digitizing analog tapes ridiculously easy with the Elgato Video Capture – as long as you don’t mind paying a bit more.