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Not strictly Battlefieldy but....

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  • 05-07-2012 7:53pm
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    Logical Fallacy
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    Does anyone here use a capture card? Any recommendations? I've seen two much hilarious/awesome stuff on the Battlefield servers to let it all go unrecorded anymore.


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    Kingpin187
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    For console gaming at least, a Hauppauge PVR is the most popular, although there are cheaper options


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    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Had a look at that and it does look like a quality bit of kit. Thanks man.


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    Zomg Okay
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    Back when I still played CoD, a few mates and I tried to start a gaming channel. The one thing we took away from it? Avoid standard definition capture cards. :P

    You need the capture card plugged in and recording at all times because if you don't, I can promise you that the good stuff will only happen when you decide not to set it up. Which is a pain in the bollocks if your capture card is standard definition and you're working with a HD TV. Such a waste to use a HD TV for SD but you won't have a choice if you don't have a HD card. It was the main reason we stopped - we couldn't afford a good HD card and playing games in SD on a big HD TV was painful.


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    the_syco
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    I know a few people who have used EasyCap plugged nto their PC, and into their xbox (will work for PS3 as well). The quality is very good.


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    Zomg Okay
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭Zomg Okay


    the_syco wrote: »
    I know a few people who have used EasyCap plugged nto their PC, and into their xbox (will work for PS3 as well). The quality is very good.

    I wouldn't say very good. It was an EasyCap I used and I'd personally consider the quality passable at best.


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    Chavways
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    HD PVR is the way to go.Just make sure you always have it on when you play.The amount of stuff I've missed from forgetting to hit the capture button would astonish you.


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    B.A._Baracus
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    I was thinking about buying a device to record games too.
    Problem I have with the Hauppauge PVR is that it has no hard drive.

    I'd like to have something that can record to the box itself. Then transfer as a file to my pc. Would be so much easier and less messy.


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    the_syco
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    Zomg Okay wrote: »
    I wouldn't say very good. It was an EasyCap I used and I'd personally consider the quality passable at best.
    What software were you using to capture it with?


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    Zomg Okay
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭Zomg Okay


    the_syco wrote: »
    What software were you using to capture it with?

    I honestly don't remember.


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    the_syco
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    Zomg Okay wrote: »
    I honestly don't remember.
    Have used Sony Vegas in the past, and have found the quality to be good, and have found that the wrong software and/or codec makes a difference.


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