Video card or Capture card:

1200monkey

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I was debating on what to buy: First of all, I play a $#it load of video games but, I also wanna capture video from my TV (coax or RCA) for editing. Should I get a capture card and an insanely fast video card, i.e. GeForce 2? Or should I get a video card like the All-in-Wonder, with coax in? What is the quality of a video feed coming into the card? Can I record the feed I receive from the card? Is it broadcast quality? How much FPS (frames per second)? I know that good (reasonable in price) capture cards only capture 20-30 fps and will cost me about $200-$300. A GeForce2, in addition to that, would cost me about $300. That's about a $600 total.

Bottom line is, I play video games, but I don't really care if I get the best graphics: just as long as it is smooth and good quality gaming. And, I want to edit video but, I do want broacast quality for personal use and for web posting. Should I get a capture card and a kick @$$ video card or should I go with a video card with coax and/or RCA ins; i.e. ATI All-in-Wonder?
 

UsandThem

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ATI AIW Radeon is your answer! Read the following posts here in Video and they will answer all questions.

 

1200monkey

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I'm not sure yet because I've heard that the Radeon chipset has compatibility problems. Is that true? I use Windows Me and Windows 2000, will that be a problem? Should I just go for the older all-in-wonder, with the Rage chipset?
 

UsandThem

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I am running W2K right now with the AIW Radeon. No problems.

I woudn't go with the older card because it shows its age. You can capture all day long with the Radeon. I do it all the time and convert it into MPEG-2. Great quality.

 

1200monkey

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How about Windows Me? Any reported problems? How good does it capture or record the cable feed? 20 FPS? Broadcast quality?

By the way, thanks for all the input antiABIT.