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Firewire cables ?

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majewski9

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I know you can have a firewire cable that connects to DVI, but can you have one to an s-video out port? I realley need my current computer to have video in function. I hope that a firewire card would solve this. I don't want to buy another vid card just for video in.
 
nope. firewire is like usb. except faster. its not really a video only bus. it can do cdrw and hard drives. you need a video in card, tv tuner.
 
No, because the S-Video out is not digital rather it is analog. And Firewire is only for digital connections for DVI equipped units.😎
 
I think you're mixing up some things here. Firewire doesn't really have anything to do with DVI, per se, unless you're just using DVI as an abbreviation for "digital video in" and not talking about an actual DVI connector (the one used on video cards supporting flat panel displays). Firewire is used on many DV devices, like digital camcorders, but like Bangsailio said, it isn't strictly for video. Basically, if you've got a DV Camcorder, get a cheap Firewire card and you're set. If you've got an analog video source (camcorder, VCR, etc.), you can either get an all-in-one solution like ATI's All-in-Wonder series, or you can get a separate Video capture card like Pinnacle's DCxxx series.
 
Yeah I assumed this much! I really like the All in Wonder Radeon, but 200 is too much for a vid card in my eyes. I think one hundred is the limit for me.
I saw a USB cable that plugged into any composite source. I dont know if it went into svideo or not. I think Ill stay clear just because its USB.
I saw a couple tv cards that had video in, but they didn't satisfy my standards. So far the AIW Radeon is my choice! 200$ ! I'm going to need to sell some stuff on ebay!
 
Have you considered the Matrox G450 ETV? If you have - could you please tell us why you selected the AIW radeon over the 450 etv?
It is approximately the same cost as the AIW , but has dual head support.
I havent read much about the etv card... but the g450 has been praised plenty for the 2d performance.

Mihir

 
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