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03-12-2004, 07:10 AM
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Video capture card suggestions for a noob?
Greetings folks,
I am writing this because I am at an impasse: I don't know what is the best way to go about doing the video capture part of my HTPC. First, here's my setup: AMD Athlon64 3000+ MSI K8T Neo FIS2R Corsair CMX3200 C2pt (1x 512MB) Audiotrak Prodigy 5.1 Audiocard Seagate SATA 160 GB HD (+ 3 WD 250 GB harddrives on separate server) Win2K pro Currently for a video card I have a ATI Radeon 7500 PCI card (not an AIW), but it doesn't play well with the rest of the system so I want to replace it. Question is, with what? My source is Directv via a RCA DRD455RH receiver. Since PCI-Express video cards are about to become available I'd like keep the 7500 connected until then so I can swap out the MB and card at the same time. I want to record live tv as well as time shift record. Hi Def recording capabilities would be a plus. I will be purchasing BTV this weekend so I can start messing with it. Here are some questions: How is software mpeg2 encoding vs. hardware (I.E. Hauppauge)? Is ATI's AIW card encoding software or hardware based? Is getting a separate PCI based capture device a better idea vs something like a AIW equivalent? Cheers in advance for any help. Cheers, D
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03-12-2004, 11:54 AM
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If you search these forums, you will find a nealy universal agreement that a PVR-250 is the way to go for capture. Very low CPU utilization, great picture.
Software encoding will be lower overall quality and cause high CPU loading (with high enough quality settings, even rather high CPU usages for your powerful system.)
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03-12-2004, 01:18 PM
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03-12-2004, 01:52 PM
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Re: your video card. It is on the compatibility list, give it a try. Be sure and use a third party decoder, see http://www.snapstream.com/Community/Articles/decoders/
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