wintv-hvr 1600 by hauppauge

[filibusterman]

what kind of vid card is needed to watch and possibly record hd programs with the use of a wintv-hvr 1600 by hauppauge? I know the bare min specs of 64meg and dx 9 but anyone have any other experiences with this card?

 

[videopho]

Check my rig #2 spec.
It runs perfectly fine.
Have not yet done any dvr of hd programs just yet but plan on taping some NFL games this Sunday.
Go Boy's

 

[PCTC2]

it doesn't matter what card you have to record. it's all hardware encoding on the card.

but to watch, an 8600GTS is good b/c it has hardware-acceleration i believe. that is, if you're not going to do any hard-core gaming.

 

[Modular]

A 6600gt or similar will also provide hardware acceleration for playback. You need to get the HD Purevideo decoder from the nVidia site for a slight fee. I believe that this is different from the SD purevideo decoder.Then you're good to go.