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video card recomendation

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zoom8112

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what do you guys think is the PCI card for the following:

tv tuning w/ vcr capabilities

and

video in

pref under 100 bucks too...


if you have any suggestions please state them and why

thanks in advance
 
Since it seems like you are not looking for the best 3d performance I would say go with a Matrox or Radeon based card due to the GREAT 2d clarity, and quality
 
do this...............go to newegg.com........get the eVGA retail boxed GeForce 2MX 200 32MB AGP for $44.........then go to bestbuy and get the TOSHIBA flat screen 27monitor with builtin DVD drive..........this sh** rivals the sony's WEGA but for like HALF the cost........its only $599!!!!!!!!!!! get it 😉

or and you can get the Jaton Geforce 2MX 400 64MB with TV-OUT and TV tuner w/digital puasing.........i found for $80 and some xoom store forgot the web address.........will get back to u.........
 
For all of those extra features you could just buy a pci tv tuner card. Just do some research to find one with those features on it.

Then if you wanted a dual monitor setup you could just buy a cheap pci vid card.
 
so you're looking for a real video card, not an addon card that allows you to watch TV etc, like you asked, but only on the main monitor?

all I can say is good luck finding a solution for under $100 (US). I think you'd be best off to buy an AIW card (I don't know if they have PCI AIW cards) as the second video card, but even then, I cannot and would not trust it to work properly in a dual monitor setup. BOTH ATi and nVidia don't appear to test their cards (or their drivers) in dual monitor configurations, so half the time, it's pure luck getting all the features of both cards working.

the best dual monitor solution though that I could see, would be using an ATi Radeon 8500DV (it has dual monitor support, and all the AIW stuff AFAIK). another card you might consider which has dual monitor support, though no AIW stuff is the Radeon VE, which is a Radeon with crippled 3D, but also the first Radeon to support HydraVision (their method of dual monitors on a card). add in the TV wonder, and you probably would get similar results as the full blown Radeon 8500DV, only with alot less 3D performance..
 
thanks soccerman for the reply

they do have aiw radeon pci cards, but they're around 150

the setup i had in mind was my v5500 for my main monitor, and then the other card for my second monitor where i can watch tv, capture vidoe, watch dvds and such

 
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