video capture card or AGP vid card

Dazedandconfused · #1 (**permalink**) 07-20-2005, 12:15 PM

Stopped at Best Buy yesterday and saw this. Jumped on the circuit city website and there was mixed reviews on this. seemed about 60% of the reviews wasn't that good. Is there another PCI card like this with a firewire port for under $100? Editing software isn't necassary, just need a good card.

or I may be interested in a good 4x/8x AGP video card that I can use to capture video from a VCR, etc, use to watch cable tv on (with remote) and is good for gaming. Looking for one that is under $200, if such exists. If I can find a vid card that I can use to capture video from an analog source such as a vcr or hi-8 camcorder, I'll just pick up a separate PCI firewire card for my dv camcorder.

thanx

Marc Peters · #2 (**permalink**) 07-20-2005, 05:27 PM

Take a look at the ATI All in Wonder cards.

Nick Niehaus · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2005, 08:37 PM

I second the All-In-Wonder.

If you're in the States, www.newegg.com has a Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder for $200 after a $30 mail in rebate. It's a good card, and it'll be able to play any recent game.

Click on the little green dude for a link.

The 9800 Pro AIW is really the only AIW card with any value to it - the next-down model costs $190 (a 9600XT), but it's about half as fast as the $200 9800. The next-up model costs $500 and is an X800, which will be significantly faster than a 9800 but just too darn expensive to justify it.

mrlipring · #4 (**permalink**) 07-20-2005, 09:59 PM

94 bucks for an all-in-wonder at overclockers.co.uk

PowerColor ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-in-Wonder 128MB DDR VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (AW98-PC3) (GX-034-PC)
RADEON™ 9800 Series of visual processors is the most visually advanced 3D performer on the planet, delivering an immersive, cinematic experience for the most demanding next-generation games with up to 256MB of DDR memory and a 256-bit memory interface. Merging advanced stability with revolutionary features, RADEON™ 9800 Series is the only Visual Processing family in its 2nd generation. Prepare yourself for the world's fastest and most compelling gameplay, courtesy of the unprecedented power, control and eight-pipeline architecture of RADEON™ 9800 Series. Experience feature film quality on your PC, the new standard in 3D entertainment. Advanced stability meets revolutionary features with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, OpenGL® feature sets and the only cinematic quality Visual Processing Unit in its 2nd generation. Featuring CATALYST™, the industry's most stable 3D acceleration software.
Grab the remote and surf an unprecedented set of TV, DVD, audio and video features. With 128MB DDR memory and an 8-pixel pipeline, ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO delivers increased rendering power for faster, cinematic quality graphics. Filled with customizable home entertainment features, ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO is the engine behind cutting-edge gaming, broadcast and PC entertainment.

- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro GPU running at 380MHz
- 8 Pixel Pipelines
- 128MB DDR memory running at 680MHz
- 256-bit memory interface
- ATI's Multimedia Center offering TV-ON-DEMAND, mulTVIEW, THRUVIEW, VIDEOSOAP, FULLSTREAM, EAZYLOOK
- Media Centre Approved
- ATI's Theater 200 chipset
- Remote Wonder (RF Control)
- ATI Breakout Box with all accessory cables supplied
- Stereo TV Tuner with 125 channel support

Full Specification

Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Dazedandconfused · #5 (**permalink**) 07-21-2005, 11:27 AM

yeah, I live in the states. will that one from newegg do everything I want and a good job at it? thanx