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todd · 06-09-2005, 05:18 PM

I just wasted $50 on a new Hauppauge WinTV card.

A few years ago a neighbor of mine gave me a Hauppauge WinTV TV capture card. It was PCI, and not the greatest quality. Watchable, but nothing even close to the quality of even a normal television set.

Today I decided I would like to play X-Box and watch TV on my new 20.1'' widescreen LCD, but wanted something with quality that would look good enough to take advantage of my monitor's high quality. So I went out to buy the newest version of the WinTV card, assuming the quality has much improved in the last 3 years. I was wrong. The image quality looks IDENTICAL to the old one. What a waste of $50. At least it now comes with a remote control...

Anyway my question is, does anybody know of a video-in card that has exceptional image quality? Something as close to possible as the real deal on a television? All I need is a video composite plug (the yellow one), and don't necessarly need the RF. Is it even possible to get that good of video quality through PCI, USB, or anything else? I don't even need one that can record...just something to view it on my screen in a resizable window (so I can do other stuff on my computer at the same time)

If not, then is there a device that simply converts video composite or RF into something that I can plug my monitor straight into (VGA or DVI)?

Thanks guys. By the way, do you think CompUSA will take my opened and installed WinTV card back?

06-09-2005, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
todd Addict Location: Chicago	Video-in card with GOOD quality? I just wasted $50 on a new Hauppauge WinTV card. A few years ago a neighbor of mine gave me a Hauppauge WinTV TV capture card. It was PCI, and not the greatest quality. Watchable, but nothing even close to the quality of even a normal television set. Today I decided I would like to play X-Box and watch TV on my new 20.1'' widescreen LCD, but wanted something with quality that would look good enough to take advantage of my monitor's high quality. So I went out to buy the newest version of the WinTV card, assuming the quality has much improved in the last 3 years. I was wrong. The image quality looks IDENTICAL to the old one. What a waste of $50. At least it now comes with a remote control... Anyway my question is, does anybody know of a video-in card that has exceptional image quality? Something as close to possible as the real deal on a television? All I need is a video composite plug (the yellow one), and don't necessarly need the RF. Is it even possible to get that good of video quality through PCI, USB, or anything else? I don't even need one that can record...just something to view it on my screen in a resizable window (so I can do other stuff on my computer at the same time) If not, then is there a device that simply converts video composite or RF into something that I can plug my monitor straight into (VGA or DVI)? Thanks guys. By the way, do you think CompUSA will take my opened and installed WinTV card back?