Question about tv Tuner cards

Kazu

What is the quality like for Tv Tuner Cards pci for the pc can you connect a gamecube to one has anyone done it and what are the best ones to buy

Supercell

The Hauppauge ones are the best by a long way in my opinion, have been using various ones for the last 5 years or so. As for output, dunno what input connectors there is on the GC, maybe someone else can help with that.
Fo specs on the various Hauppauge cards have a look at http://www.hauppauge.co.uk.

OfflerCrocGod

The Happ ones were being sold for very cheap in PC World a while back - I got mine for €50 and I'm very happy with it, the quality is fine. I think it can take s-cable (or something sounding like that) input; so check if the GC can output in that.

duridian

Dunno about GC but I used to connect my Playstation to a tv card in my pc easily enough using a composite video connection that was also used for connection to a light gun. Light gun games themselves don't really work on the pc tv card though cos of the different refresh rate on the pc monitor.

zilog_jones

An S-video cable would give the best picture quality for your GC, though trying to find one in this country (as RGB SCART cables are better and much more common in Europe - only prob is TV cards don't have them) will be a challenge. Not like finding any GC perihperals is a challenge enough...

One other big problem I've experienced with TV cards is they don't seem to like 60Hz PAL signals (as opposed to the standard 50Hz) - which is what most GC games run at by default. You may have to play your games in crappy, slow, 50Hz, border-o-vision if you want to be able to play them on your PC...

finnpark

Do most TV cards have RCA input capabilities? Also does anyone know if you can stream an input from a TV Card across the net? And finally can they eb used with Red Hat Linux sytems?

hostyle

finnpark wrote:

Do most TV cards have RCA input capabilities? Also does anyone know if you can stream an input from a TV Card across the net? And finally can they eb used with Red Hat Linux sytems?

1. No idea
2. If you have the bandwidth, yes. Look up VideoLan.
3. Hauppage cards definitely do.

Boro

Kazu wrote:

What is the quality like for Tv Tuner Cards pci for the pc can you connect a gamecube to one has anyone done it and what are the best ones to buy

I had a gamecube hooked up to my hauppage wintv card - no problem. Tv quality (ie not as sharp as a pc game) but perfectly playable. Was using the rf connector for the GC.

dogz

hostyle wrote:

1. No idea
2. If you have the bandwidth, yes. Look up VideoLan.
3. Hauppage cards definitely do.

1. They all do composite in + s-video
2. What he said
3. yes linux will detect it as a standard tv card and itll work ull only need to install specific drivers if u want pve teletext etc

Stephen

I have an ancient Hauppauge TV card, but its pretty crap - mono sound, no windows XP support, ****ty drivers in Win2k. When I had Win2k, i tried playing my PS2 through it - utterly **** image quality. They have apparently improved in recent years (as seen in this thread). I have a shiny new Leadtek one on its way to me from OCUK though

finnpark

Thanks for those who helped with my queries. What Im trying to do is put an rf camera on a little remote car send signal to pc, into tv card via rca and then stream it across net. I want someone to be anle to control car and watch video via the internet. :cool: . You guys have been really helpful, i think i know what i need to do now.