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It is both a capture device and an analog video to HDMI converter, since it has a HDMI output that passes any input (or it's playback if you are using it to play off it's USB).
The only devices that have S-video in and HDMI output that are likely to maintain 4x3 pillarboxed output that I know of are some out of production DVD recorder/VCR combos. I have a Toshiba D-VR5 and a Panasonic that both might work that way. I can't test them right now because the Panasonic is a reserve unit not connected to anything, and the Toshiba stopped powering on after a power outage this week (God I hope it's not broken).
Finding something new with S-video that won't stretch it's output and doesn't have recording function is going to be fun. Good luck. Most of the Chinese stuff out there is marketed to cheap idiots with old gear, not videophiles.
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