help me - XBox Capture Card

NooB 2 recording

i need a capture card(external) which can record good quality xbox 360 gameplay i want to know what stores in dublin would sell these capture cards i dont want to buy it off the internet i want to walk into a shop and buy it there and then its not that i dont trust the internet i dont have a credit card and neither does my mam or dad plz respond asap


NooB out :pac::pac::pac::pac:

norbert64

Depends on what kind of quality you're looking for.

For SD, the cheapest route would probably be the easycap.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5707
Powercity stock something similar.

For HD, then you have 2 main choices
The Hauppauge HD PVR
or
The Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle

For bricks and mortar, the latter seems to be the only viable option.

Stupidly Naked

Hey man, I was in the same boat. I bought a dazzle dvc 130 in maplin for 70 Euro though and its decent quality ,and you get some software with it. Ideal for beginners,
heres my YouTube, you can judge the quality yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrHimynameisKeviN?feature=mhum

IrishWelshCelt

i got an ezcap for €30. check out my channel for a quality check http://www.youtube.com/user/IrishWelshCelt?feature=mhsn

Sabre0001

Stupidly Naked wrote: »

Hey man, I was in the same boat. I bought a dazzle dvc 130 in maplin for 70 Euro though and its decent quality ,and you get some software with it. Ideal for beginners,
heres my YouTube, you can judge the quality yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrHimynameisKeviN?feature=mhum

IrishWelshCelt wrote: »

i got an ezcap for €30. check out my channel for a quality check http://www.youtube.com/user/IrishWelshCelt?feature=mhsn

Please add where you got it rather than using this to promote your channel. Cheers

IrishWelshCelt

i know they do ezcaps in dublin but im not sure where, i got mine here: http://cgi.ebay.ie/EzCAP-116-easycap...item19bfc9edf8

if you want you can get a 3v card here:https://www.3v.ie/ for free. then go into the carphone wherehouse or any other shop and you can top it up like your phone credit! simply and no risk of you being robbed of all your money!

Doctor DooM

I don't think ezcaps are sold bricks and mortar here.

IrishWelshCelt

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I don't think ezcaps are sold bricks and mortar here.

what?

Doctor DooM

IrishWelshCelt wrote: »

what?

Bricks and mortar store? Like, physical shops?

norbert64

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I don't think ezcaps are sold bricks and mortar here.

Official ezcaps aren't but as I said above, Powercity have pretty much the exact same type of product for €30+

Probably way over the odds, price wise, but if you're really that interested in buying one.........

Stupidly Naked

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Please add where you got it rather than using this to promote your channel. Cheers

I said Maplin, maybe you should read rather than be an assuming asshole.

Sabre0001

Stupidly Naked wrote: »

I said Maplin, maybe you should read rather than be an assuming asshole.

Brilliant...

Personal abuse not acceptable despite me skimming your post. Enjoy your break

unknownNinja

Does anyone know where i could get a good video capture card for the xbox which records in hd and is around 100 euro ?

btw it would help if i could i could buy it in a shop,but the off the internet is okay too.

Thanks

Sabre0001

Merged

Tallon

Hey unknownNinja,

Have a look at this post.

unfortunatly the cheapest HD you could get would be the Hauppauge HD PVR which is about €175 inc delivery. (Thats not too much more than your budget)

DemoniK

unknownNinja wrote: »

Does anyone know where i could get a good video capture card for the xbox which records in hd and is around 100 euro ?

btw it would help if i could i could buy it in a shop,but the off the internet is okay too.

Thanks

Using HDMI?
One of the guys in our clan bought this for €99
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4311511/art/avermedia/avcpcih727-hybrid-capture.html
and a HDMI splitter for a little more

Apparently there's some tricks with drivers/software to remove HDCP (will need to google) - so check it out.
Video quality he's posted up seems pretty good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoexmacJKZo

Doctor DooM

I use a hauppage with component on PS3. It's pretty good although there is some loss of quality on the tv screen.

An example of the quality from a live tournament:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JROB18ixE_Q

to be honest that quality is pretty amazing considering the crappy conditions it was done in (virtually no space or time to set up in, all done on my laptop).

So I'd deffo recommend le hauppage pour votre HD recording needs.

Stupidly Naked

Currently I have:
1)SD CapCard (Dazzle DVC 130)
2)Family PC at the other side of the house.
3) SD TV. ( sometimes I game on a monitor via vga to xbox cable )

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I would like
1)HD CapCard
2)Laptop which I can game on and wont be too overburdened by the large files of capped gameplay.( Capped from xbox )
3)Gaming monitor with a HD output for the Cap

Im stuck between the HD PVR and the BMI. Though Ill go with the cheaper option.
If you know any brands or items which would help me with what I would like then please let me know.

Tallon

They are both the same price

I recommend the PVR because of the portability

Stupidly Naked

Tallon wrote: »

They are both the same price

I recommend the PVR because of the portability

I thought the BMI was small?

Tallon

It has to be installed on a PC where as the pvr is fully portable

Stupidly Naked

looks like Im getting the PVR so.
My dazzle can only be used on one PC due to the software
Thanks Tallon

Tallon

Why can't you use it on a laptop?

Stupidly Naked

I dont have one yet.
When I do have the portability of capping would be a priority in the case of LANs