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wenze1
12-06-2003, 03:31 AM
How or what do i need to record tv shows to my pc.

TheFilePirater
12-06-2003, 03:34 AM
Video Capture Card
http://www.admicro.com.au/products/tvfmt.jpg
thats a pic of one, it records Coxail/S-Video INPUT

this is ATI Wonder, its a cap card, i like em
http://www.zdnet.de/techexpert/artikel/tests/grafikkarten/200201/ati-tv-wonder.jpg

these "cards" can run anywere from $30-$200US
you can buy em from major retailers such as Best Buy, CompUSA, Walmart :rolleyes:

wenze1
12-06-2003, 03:38 AM
So i need to buy a different video card i have one with s video out and av out, i watch movies on my tv from my computer.

TheFilePirater
12-06-2003, 03:42 AM
its not a video card...unless you have like a ATI All In Wonder, then yes you need to buy a capture card AKA tv tuner

wenze1
12-06-2003, 03:48 AM
I see what you mean. thxs.

TheFilePirater
12-06-2003, 03:49 AM
welcome

wenze1
12-06-2003, 04:32 AM
Would this card do the trick i just ned something simple mainly to record viva la bam and a few pay per views. Cheap card (http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=320670/search=3dfx/ut=0c178a846589ee54)

abu_has_the_power
12-06-2003, 04:38 AM
or u can get urself an ati aiw something (all in wonder) they have capture as well as the card itself (ex: aiw radeon 9800 pro is a aiw on a radeon 9800 pro gpu. not bad, but hella lota $)

ravendark
12-06-2003, 06:43 AM
Originally posted by wenze1@6 December 2003 - 00:32
Would this card do the trick i just ned something simple mainly to record viva la bam and a few pay per views. Cheap card (http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=320670/search=3dfx/ut=0c178a846589ee54)
that card is not a capture card, it simply has a TV out port .

you need a TV Capture card, i recommend Hauppauge (http://www.hauppauge.com) cards.