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Converting videos it different formats sucks, period. It takes too long, and there is a possibility that it won’t come out right. It is, very simply put, a very unenjoyable process. If you are one of the people who likes to download their video and then immediately convert it to a different file format for whatever reason you have, the Instant Video To-Go will ease many of the pains of video conversion. While it only works for converting to H.264, it does speed up the time it takes by an amazing amount. You might be asking why is speeds up the process. It is able to make it go faster because it can act as a type of “dedicated hardware piece” meant for the sole purpose of converting your video. This is something that your desktop or laptop cannot do because there are so many other processes running in the background and the conversion is usually run just by software. The Instant Video To-Go mimics the way that the professional broadcast networks convert their videos as quickly as they do. It is about the size of you average USB flash drive and converts to H.264, which you can playback on your iPod (something many people want to do). So now for its actual speed. For a normal 100min 20GB video file, it would take about 5 hours to convert it to H.264 (.m4v) using just your software. With the Instant Video To-Go, this process is cut to only 20mins! With such an amazing difference in speed, how can you pass this $65 piece of technology up?! — Nik Gomez
Instant Video To-Go [via OhGizmo!]
