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video capture card?

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  • 08-10-2011 2:20am
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    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭


    hi, my son(14) is looking to buy a video capture card(for xbox 360) and i was wondering what is one and what would be a decent one for him btw its a surprise for his birthday so i need a little help as i know damn all about these things. thanks in advance


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    Doctor DooM
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    How much do you want to spend on it?


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    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    no idea i dont know what they start at and where they go to but i'd say somewhere in the middle


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Really going to need something to work on, they start at very cheap (15-20) and can go to quite a few hundred for a very good one.
    The hauppage HD-PVR is probably the "standard" at this point. It's what I use. That's about 200 now.


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    Tallon
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    Have a quick read of this :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=66850642&postcount=2

    Let us know how much you think you might spend on one


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    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    Tallon wrote: »
    Have a quick read of this :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=66850642&postcount=2

    Let us know how much you think you might spend on one

    i read this and then tried to suss my son out and he was talking about the dazzle or roxio and 200 would be a bit above my limit at the minute


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    granda wrote: »
    i read this and then tried to suss my son out and he was talking about the dazzle or roxio and 200 would be a bit above my limit at the minute
    Don't get a dazzle, get an Easycap and he will love it :)


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    granda
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    cheers tallon but what about the roxio one he was talking about as he seemed to want that one more but i will happily go with your advice and get the easycap


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    granda
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    is this the easycap you where talking about tallon

    http://www.powercity.ie/?par=30-75-VG250&brands=QUALITYGOODS

    plus do i need anything else to go with it
    thanks for the help and sorry about any stupid questions


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    Tallon
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    No stupid questions, only stupid answers (Which I hope these are not :P)

    Yeah, that's it

    You will need splitter cables if you want to play the game through the TV at the same time.

    All the details should be in the thread I linked too


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    The Roxio one you speak of is supposed to do HD, but I haven't heard any reports of if it works well or not, so it's a risk.

    To be honest, the easycap with all the cables for splitting etc would probably be the best place to start, especially if a Hauppage is a little out of your range at the moment (and so it should be, I made my first experiments with an easycap before buying a hauppage too.


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    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    thanks for all the replies folks but just one more question i've been reading that there may be a problem with easycap and win 7 ,is this true or is it fixed


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    Doctor DooM
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    There was a guy here a few weeks back who couldn't get it to work with W7, so I think the problem might still be there :(


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    Tallon
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    I used the roxio at GAMEfest, it is tiny, and records in HD. It's really good actually for the price

    I heard it's not the best quality, but I haven't confirmed that


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    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    cheers all but i,m gonna get him the easycap so that should keep him happy for a while


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    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,180 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    just a thought , does the easycap (the chinese ...er homage to the EZcap)you can get from ebay work with pal 60?
    I dont think it does , and some 360 games will only work pal 60 ..I could be wrong (as a PS2 is about the most recent thing I've been using with mine)


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    Tallon
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    EZcap doesn't

    Both my Easycap's do....


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    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,180 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    Tallon wrote: »
    EZcap doesn't

    Both my Easycap's do....
    ..aha ..er wait ..
    Isnt EZcap the original western made card , that was originally named easycap..but due to much pirating in china renamed itself to EZcap?
    And the easycaps you buy from ebay now (generally the DC60) is the fake chinese one?
    So the dodgy chinese knock off is better than the original capture card?
    ..boggle ..


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    granda
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    after a bit of digging i've found out that there is a newer version of the easycap dc-60(dc-60+) that works with win 7 so it's of shopping i go


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    Tallon
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    Post a link if you find a retailer please :)


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    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    here you go tallon is this what i'm looking for says its win 7 compatible

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BN-Easycap-DC60-Wii-PS3-XBOX360-3Splitter-2Cables-/260700398159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb2f4624f#ht_3651wt_805


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    Tallon
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    Yep, that looks like the job :)


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    #23
    granda
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    well its bought now so i'll let you know how it goes


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