Re: analog capture card


"Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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<bevinb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, I want to transfer 8mm tapes to my PC to eventually output to DVD.
My camcorder is an old Sony, only RCA outputs, no S-video. I don't have
a lot of money for this, so I bought the Pinnacle DVC-90. Well, it
doesn't work, keeps dropping to black and white. I do like the
software though I haven't had any experience with any other....anyhow,
I wonder if anyone can recommend a PCI card for under $100. I was
thinking of the Leadtek TV2000 XP...or is there a Hauppauge one in that
price range that will do the job? Or is the Wintv USB 2.0 worth
double what I paid for the Dazzle?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks, Bevin B.


The www.snazzi.com Snazzi* III DVD Creator is supposed to be
using the same reference design as my AVC 2000. I use a version
of MovieMill with my card and can even use the Bali drivers from the
Snazzi* III, so they should be functionally the same. The chipset used
in both are a Broadcom BCM7040 (Kfir-II) MPEG encoder fed by
the output of a Philips SAA7114H. The Kfir-II is the same chip that
TiVo uses in their Series 2 units. MovieMill has a Custom setting so
you have great access to the property pages and can easily optimize
the capture.

I recently bought one of their Snazzi* V DVD Pro cards for its
Component inputs, and it does OK, but I still prefer and use the Kfir-II
based card.



Why?

The Tivo reference simply means this is an old chipset, not that it is
superior. Just what do you prefer about this chipset.

Further, you cannot comment on the exact structure of the Snazzi and whether
it emulates or is identical to the AVC 2000. Simply not possible, so do not
even imply it friend.



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