Has anyone used this video capture card?

res · Post by **res** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:08 am

I am looking online for a video capture card to replace an old and inadequate unit. The V-Stream Xpert DVD Maker PCI Video Capture Card keeps popping up. If anyone has bought and used this card, I would appreciate your comment. The price is right, but is it too good to be true?...ray

The product description lists in part:

Conexant CX23883-19 chipset
PCI interface
10-bit NTSC/PAL/SECAM composite and S-video decoder
720 x 480 @ 30 fps video resolution (NTSC)
720 x 576 @ 25 fps video resolution (PAL)
Capture video source from VHS, HI8, etc.
Supports Mpeg4, Mpeg2, and Mpeg1 format
Capture BMP and JPEG still image format
Burn video to DVD/VCD/SVCD

thecoalman · Post by **thecoalman** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:52 am

res wrote:
Conexant CX23883-19 chipset

That's the brains, you'll find many capture cards with the same chip. You can expect the same quality from each. I had a Leadtek TV2000XP with that chip. It's adequate if you your on a budget. The leadtek version has a TV/FM tuner w/remote.

Try here: http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.p ... y=Comments Check out the first one listed.

res · Post by **res** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:37 pm

That's an excellent site summarising many capture boards. Thank you. The ADVC100 looks good with impressive reviews, and the ADVC50 PCI version a slightly cheaper alternative. I don't understand this comment in one of the reviews: "...the "must use" Firewire connection.
The firewire pci card was not seeing the ADVC50 until i made a hole in the back of the PC case, passed the cable out through it, and connected the card to an EXTERNAL socket of the Firewire port . . " ...is this a needed internal connection in addition to the PCI plug-ins? I don't know yet what my Firewire board looks inside the PC case - if it has an internal socket....

thecoalman · Post by **thecoalman** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:48 pm

res wrote: I don't know yet what my Firewire board looks inside the PC case - if it has an internal socket....

It would be on your mobo, if you don't have a external firewire port now you probably don't have firewire capabilities. I don't know how that one specifically connects but I believe you need to connect with a regular external cable...

Anyhow firewire PCI cards are cheap, they start out at about $15 for the cheapest ones. If you decide on that particular model you might want to specifically find out how it connects. I'm sure they make firewire cards with internal external type ports. You won't need to drill a hole in your case....

I have a 110 and couldn't be happier, it's easy as using a digital cam, plug it in and hit record.

Check out the Canopus site for specifics, I think they have a comparison chart between the 4. The 110, 100, 50 and 55 are all the same as far as capture capabilities, they just have different options and configurations such as the 110 can convert DV to Analog.

res · Post by **res** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:04 pm

I do have a firewire port but haven't opened my new PC case yet. Maybe I need to, to see if it has an internal firewire port.... I didn't see anything on the Canopus site about a peculiar firewire connection.... but if it's needed I've got a drill

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thecoalman · Post by **thecoalman** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:14 pm

res wrote:I do have a firewire port but haven't opened my new PC case yet.

If it's on your Soundcard you don't have a internal connection. FYI the firewire ports on the audigy soundcards can sometimes not work very well with a digital cam. Wouldn't work for me but worked fine for others, I think it might have been a conflict and simply switching the PCI slot would have worked.

Anyhow it really is fine product, you won't be disappointed you spent the extra money. The two biggest point about the Canopus is 0 audio sync issues and 0 dropped frames. If you drop frames or it goes out of sync you either have system issues or need to buy a new computer.

If it's peculiar it would only be if you had to route the cable out of the case, otherwise it would be normal.

res · Post by **res** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:38 pm

It's not on my soundcard (Soundblaster Live 5.1...). It's an HD (?) IEEE 1394 3-port firewire card. No internal port. If I have to route a cable outside the box and add to the rat's nest of wires, no big deal....

I think I'll go for it.....ray

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:42 am

What the user with the FireWire problem had to do is the exception rather than the rule. Under normal circumstances, you should not have to do that. I suspect he had a bad FireWire card or cable.

FWIW, I have a Canopus ADVC-300, and I have used it with the FireWire port on my SoundBlaster Audigy2, as well as the three FireWire ports on my system's motherboard.

res · Post by **res** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:00 am

The only capture board available in the region (within 100 miles anyway) appears to be the WinTV PVR-250. currently on special for $150 CDN (what's that - about $35 US?). The reviews look good as long as you don't use the bundled software and don't have an AMD processor. I'll likely buy it tomorrow....
Thanks all for the helpful discussion. ...ray

thecoalman · Post by **thecoalman** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:17 am

If you don't mind shopping online or by phone I highly reccommend http://www.bhphotovideo.com

Good prices and most of all very reliable vendor. I order stuff from them all the time, I live within a 3 hours of there store and stuff is usually here overnight or next day with 3 day ground shipping.

Another good spot to look is www.newegg.com , I think there on the west coast.

res · Post by **res** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:19 pm

Thanks. I shop online all the time. The newegg site has a much better selection, but with the dollar exchange and high cost of shipping into Canada the unit I've decided on would cost me more that way than driving 15 minutes to the Future Shop this morning. And three day delivery from the US to here is just a dream! (And I'm impatient!!!)

robertpcx · Post by **robertpcx** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:54 am

Hi res;

I like the MYHD High Definition tuner card. It is expensive at around $250.00 but what I like about it is it can bypass copy protection of the 480p DVD barrier. as it will plug directly into a High Definition TV either through 15 pin VGA or DVI (without having to go through the computers Video Card) it also doubles as a High Definition DVD player.

There is an additional DVI Daughter card which can be purchased seperately for around $89.00 if you want to plug into the DVI in on a HD TV.

The VGA in works just fine so the DVI is an option for HDTV with DVI in only.

You can check out MYHD tuner card at www.digitalconnection.com

This tuner card is the most popular High Definition tuner card on the market at this time.

It plugs in to a PCI slot on a PC and provides the best DVD resolution I have ever seen.

robertpcx

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