Re: analog capture card
- From: "Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:08:43 -0600
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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.
Anyone familiar with TiVo knows what a major advance
the Series 2 was. They also would realize that the Series 2
was a response to the emergence of real competition and
that great care was taken to create a box that would be
demonstrably superior to the rest. The Series 2 units
are the current production. The rumors are that the
Series 3 units will use a Broadcom chip when they come
out.
The DVD Compliant MPEG specs are old also. This
chipset can do real-time encoding from "I-Frame only" to
any IPB structure that is DVD compliant. The Philips
A/D chip has won a number of awards and is preferred
for many applications.
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.
The Snazzi* III, the AVC2000, and several others were
based on a "reference design". That you don't understand
this concept, is just another of the many inconsistencies and
lapses in your claimed work experience/education. In
addition, I have E-Mail replies from V-One Multimedia
concerning the chipset. But if you can't realize that it is not
possible for such cards to be able to use the same drivers,
with chip property settings and all, and not be functionally
the same, then your claimed understanding of even basic
operating processes has to be called into question.
Your continuing disagreement with me shouldn't be
allowed to mislead others.
Ken
I understand reference design. You did not at all answer my point.
You are misleading.
Frankly, you fail to answer WHY any credence should be given to
comparative quality. I have tested and evaluated over 35 different units
of various types....you always latch on the the single thing you know
about.
Yes, I do try to provide advice based on the things I know
something about, I don't claim to have exhaustive information
about everything that's out there. I haven't tested "35 different
units", nor do I see why anyone would, unless they were called
upon to do so by virtue of their occupation. Is it your claim now
that you are employed by a testing firm?
If you think that every expressed opinion or relating of an
observed result, must include some sort of documented
independent collaboration, before it should be considered,
then where is it in your posts? How about a chart of the
documented pros & cons of those 35 units you tested and
evaluated? Maybe just a listing with your rating, I won't
even try to hold you to the requirements you want to place
on my posts. I won't ask you to explain why for each
rating.
I provided an opinion on a <$100 PCI capture card as
the OP requested. I tried to provide some information to
explain and support my opinion. I even provided my
impression of the comparative results with a more expensive
and newer card from the same maker. ( Yes the newer card
was one that I had latched onto, so I knew something about it.)
Ken
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