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stevew
11-04-2005, 05:08 AM
I currently have a pci-e version x300 by n-vidia. For Christmas this year
what i would like is a good card with a video input so that i can use my PC like a TiVo, and enough processing power that it likely will still be solid for most PC games for the next 1-2 years. Preferrably I'd like to spend around 200. What would be some good options?
Samdari
11-04-2005, 06:49 AM
what i would like is a good card with a video input so that i can use my PC like a TiVo

This is pretty complicated, and usually requires a separate card from the video card.
Airhog
11-04-2005, 07:05 AM
What you need is a video capture card.

Something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815100119
Samdari
11-04-2005, 07:20 AM
The ATI all-in-wonder has a decent video/capture capability in one unit. The X600 is the best one under $200, and the x800 is $300. You might be better off buying the best video card you can for $150 and getting a separate video capture card.
stevew
11-04-2005, 07:39 AM
The ATI all-in-wonder has a decent video/capture capability in one unit. The X600 is the best one under $200, and the x800 is $300. You might be better off buying the best video card you can for $150 and getting a separate video capture card.
Yeah, hmmm, that does sound like a good option to consider.
Lonnie
11-04-2005, 12:17 PM
Make sure you get one with hardware MPEG 2 encoding. The Hauppage PVR-250 seems to be the popular choice among the Mythtv.org and Freevo.org people.
Airhog
11-04-2005, 04:25 PM
Why spend all that money on a new video card, when the one you have is decent, and a cheap capture card is what you really need?