Robert Rohloff
EF3
I ordered a new laptop which did not have a 1394. I have also ordered a 1394 to USB cable for downloading video. Has any one done this and have you seen any issues?
IEEE 1394 firewire to USB
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Ben Holcomb
EF5
Does the laptop have an express card port? I'd suggest getting a firewire express card.
I have seen this before but could not find reviews on them. I'm very interested in hearing an update regarding usability of this.
Robert Rohloff
EF3
I ordered a Asus G73JH it has 4 USB no firewire/pci ect. I am going to run the wireless off a Cradlepoint since the 3g/4g are only on USB. I went with the power of this system with the ATI 5870 video card. I have mixed emotions on no firewire port but have found many adapters and cables out there.
http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81
http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81
Mike Potter
EF0
Every Thing I have found says you can not convert Firewire to USB even though there are some out there that sell cables. I have read blog after blog and they all end up saying it will not work. IMO the express card is the best way to go but when ordering make sure you can get drivers for 64bit Vista or Win 7. I purchased one and have not found the drivers for it yet......Good Luck
Dave Marshall
I don't see why it wouldn't work, but it would have to be done a certain way. Many of the old PCI card slots ran on the USB bus anyway. They just used a different connector and some extra hardware. You're just going to need hardware in between the Firewire and USB to do the conversion. Some universal laptop docks now include firewire but interface with the laptop via USB.
I'm betting *somebody* out there makes a little device that looks just like a USB hub, but has 1394 on the input and USB on the output. It wouldn't surprise me at all if this cable Robert ordered has the necessary conversion hardware built in, just like a USB to RS-232 or USB to Parallel converter. Those aren't just magical pin-to-pin adapters. There are chipsets in line that make the conversion possible.
Saying that its simply impossible is just silly. Its just a matter of the right hardware, and the right software. Plenty of USB devices stream, there's nothing magic about firewire that makes it the only option in that realm, so there's no reason that such a conversion wouldn't work just fine for a video camera.
EDIT: After a bit of research, I can say that such devices do exist, but they're hard to find and rather expensive. Here's a cheaper alternative.
This device plus This device.
This should work for laptops like my Toshiba that have no express card slot, or the slot is already in use for other stuff.
I'm betting *somebody* out there makes a little device that looks just like a USB hub, but has 1394 on the input and USB on the output. It wouldn't surprise me at all if this cable Robert ordered has the necessary conversion hardware built in, just like a USB to RS-232 or USB to Parallel converter. Those aren't just magical pin-to-pin adapters. There are chipsets in line that make the conversion possible.
Saying that its simply impossible is just silly. Its just a matter of the right hardware, and the right software. Plenty of USB devices stream, there's nothing magic about firewire that makes it the only option in that realm, so there's no reason that such a conversion wouldn't work just fine for a video camera.
EDIT: After a bit of research, I can say that such devices do exist, but they're hard to find and rather expensive. Here's a cheaper alternative.
This device plus This device.
This should work for laptops like my Toshiba that have no express card slot, or the slot is already in use for other stuff.
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