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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Franco on November 16, 2007, 03:43:35 pm
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Im a bit of a Video card noob so I thought I would ask you guys for some help
Im looking to get a videocard for my cocktail cab. The main reason I want one is so I can use the video out to send the video to my TV but the extra video power from a card would also be a bonus. This (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=42YL&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&aQuicklinx=42YL&InMerch=1) has been suggested to me and for the price it looks like a bargain. Is there any reason why I shouldn't get it?
I also looking to get a TV PCI card so I can have component video in from external sources. Looking at good old ebay I can see there are a couple of cheap ones on there. Either this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TV-PC-TUNER-VIDEO-CAPTURE-RECORD-PCI-CARD-W-REMOTE_W0QQitemZ150182542072QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3761QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD10VQQcmdZViewItem) one or this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PREMIUM-TV-TUNER-PCI-VIDEO-CAPTURE-Philips-713x-CHIPSET_W0QQitemZ280174104570QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3761QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD10VQQcmdZViewItem) one. Would they be ok for my need? Would the Phillips one be better than the other one? There is only a could of quid in it so I dont mind going for the Phillips if it will be better.
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Taking a quick look at the tuner cards you listed, I couldn't find any spec that said component input...
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See how much of a vid noob i am ::) I actualy mean composite in.
The auction for the 1st one states "Easily connect a DVD player, VCR or games console to your PC with the S-Video and A/V composite jack" So I should be good to go in that case?
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The av jacks will handle your composite. If you want a better picture Svideo would be better. You might want to look for a slightly better card that does mpeg encoding on board to take the load off your CPU.
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The av jacks will handle your composite. If you want a better picture Svideo would be better. You might want to look for a slightly better card that does mpeg encoding on board to take the load off your CPU.
Most graphics cards that have an s-video in on them, are actually only composite sync over an S-video plug and not true s-video.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)