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Prince · 05-09-2006, 08:30 PM

I used to use a Radeon 9000 64mb ViVo as my gfx card, mainly because one needs a gfx card, and I also needed the capturing feature. It worked well, but try and play games with that. Nuh uh.

So, Wallyworld had a nice deal so I went and got a GeForce FX5500, and I've to admit it's nice. Very nice.

However, herein lies the problem. When I purchased the FX5500, I figured I wasn't going to need the vivo features of the Radeon card anymore. Turns out, I was wrong.

Both the Radeon and the FX use the AGP slot, so here's what I want to do, but after spending hours on Google I still can't find what I am looking for...

I need a ViVo card, which

* is PCI, not AGP or PCI-Express
* has at least 64 DDR MB VRAM
* must support both NTSC and PAL streams
* has hardware-based encoding
* has a composite (RCA) video-in port
* is within the 1-120 dollar price range

I've had enormous trouble with SVHS, so I prefer composite. PAL has to be supported because I do a LOT of capturing from PAL sources and authoring the material into NTSC.

However, ViVo cards can be extremely tricky. There are great differences in how they perform. The Radeon 9000 I had, ( and just had to put back in the AGP slot and put the FX5500 on the shelf >.< ) performed really well, only wish I could find that or an upgrade for the PCI.

Alas, everything seems to be for PCI-E or AGP nowadays. I want a good cheap-o ViVo for the PCI so that the FX5500 can sit in the AGP slot.

I originally paid $80 for the Radeon, so I am not looking to spend a lot on yet another ViVo card... Especially since I don't need it to be cutting edge.

Anyways if anyone comes across or knows of a card that has specs like these, please let me know.

05-09-2006, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	ViVo card woes I used to use a Radeon 9000 64mb ViVo as my gfx card, mainly because one needs a gfx card, and I also needed the capturing feature. It worked well, but try and play games with that. Nuh uh. So, Wallyworld had a nice deal so I went and got a GeForce FX5500, and I've to admit it's nice. Very nice. However, herein lies the problem. When I purchased the FX5500, I figured I wasn't going to need the vivo features of the Radeon card anymore. Turns out, I was wrong. Both the Radeon and the FX use the AGP slot, so here's what I want to do, but after spending hours on Google I still can't find what I am looking for... I need a ViVo card, which * is PCI, not AGP or PCI-Express * has at least 64 DDR MB VRAM * must support both NTSC and PAL streams * has hardware-based encoding * has a composite (RCA) video-in port * is within the 1-120 dollar price range I've had enormous trouble with SVHS, so I prefer composite. PAL has to be supported because I do a LOT of capturing from PAL sources and authoring the material into NTSC. However, ViVo cards can be extremely tricky. There are great differences in how they perform. The Radeon 9000 I had, ( and just had to put back in the AGP slot and put the FX5500 on the shelf >.< ) performed really well, only wish I could find that or an upgrade for the PCI. Alas, everything seems to be for PCI-E or AGP nowadays. I want a good cheap-o ViVo for the PCI so that the FX5500 can sit in the AGP slot. I originally paid $80 for the Radeon, so I am not looking to spend a lot on yet another ViVo card... Especially since I don't need it to be cutting edge. Anyways if anyone comes across or knows of a card that has specs like these, please let me know. __________________ Who is John Galt?