Trying to decide which GeForce4 Ti 4200 card to get and am curious as to what I could use the VIVO functionality of some cards for. I am definitely going to get a 128MB version of the card, all of these seem to have TV-out, so no decision to be made so far... but video IN is only offered on a couple of cards right now, the eVGA and Gainward ones to be exact.
Now as I understand it, the VI functionality can be used for capturing TV, VCR, video cam, etc. with the correct software, but if I was ever going to do any serious HTPC stuff (i.e. TIVO-type functionality, HDTV decoding, etc.) i'd need to buy additional equipment anyway. Correct? And most video cams or digital cameras come with USB or Firewire connector, so I'd use a different interface in those cases anyway. So my question is... why would I pay an extra $20 for video in? Or to put it another way, is it worth an extra $20 to have that option?
FWIW I'm looking at the Visiontek 4200 card at buy.com ($168.50 shipped for discover card users) and the eVGA 4200 card at Newegg ($189 shipped).
Any advice or thoughts on the subject would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Now as I understand it, the VI functionality can be used for capturing TV, VCR, video cam, etc. with the correct software, but if I was ever going to do any serious HTPC stuff (i.e. TIVO-type functionality, HDTV decoding, etc.) i'd need to buy additional equipment anyway. Correct? And most video cams or digital cameras come with USB or Firewire connector, so I'd use a different interface in those cases anyway. So my question is... why would I pay an extra $20 for video in? Or to put it another way, is it worth an extra $20 to have that option?
FWIW I'm looking at the Visiontek 4200 card at buy.com ($168.50 shipped for discover card users) and the eVGA 4200 card at Newegg ($189 shipped).
Any advice or thoughts on the subject would be much appreciated. Thanks!