We are using the Hauppauge Impact VCB's for our capture which use the bttv drivers. They are straight capture (no tuner) which is fine for us - and cheap ($70 Canadian each). Haven't tried them on Windows, but thought I'd throw it out there...
Todd Proshanta Saha wrote: > Hi Zsolt, > > About 4 months ago I was going through the same problem. I had purchased 4 > WinTV PVR 150s thinking that it would be a very good solution for the AG > cosidering its hardware MPEG2 and less load on the CPU and all. The problem > however is however that with hardware mpeg capture cards there is no readily > available solution to decode on the fly. Even if you do find any you'll be > faced with a significant lag since a software will first have to buffer the > video then transmit that video. If you do find a solution please to this do > let me know, I would love to use PVRs. > > What I did instead was hunt for WinTV 401 model with the BT878 chipset, > unforunately those are out of production, and you'll find only WinTV 401 > models with the cx8800 chipset. Since I don't quite enjoy selecting video > sources each time I enter a different AG room, I prefer linux. The cx8800 is > supported under linux using Video For Linux 2(V4L2), which AG does not ship > native tools for, most likely because older video cards and webcams that use > V4L may break. However it does work, a little quirky, loosing video > sometimes, but it does work. > > Now, in order for you to find a capture card with the BT878 chipset, is > quite a challengin game. Since the demand is still there for the BT878 > chipset, the Osprey and Winnov Cards still make manufacture a few of their > lines with it, but make sure you use the correct drivers usually the much > older drivers. If you are in my situation, you're most likely gonna have a > tough time getting an authorized vendor to sell those antique cards. But if > you are willing to pay out of your own pocket, you can get cheap BT878 cards > for about $10 from places such as newegg.com <http://newegg.com> or ebay. I > do not endorse these vendors, but after an exhaustive search it seems to be > some of the few places still selling such antique cards at a reason able > price. A few of my university approved authorized vendors still sell the > older cards but at MSRP prices from 1996(~$150-$200)! > > Good Luck, > Proshanta > > > On 11/3/05, Nagykaldi, Zsolt F. (HSC) <zsolt-nagyka...@ouhsc.edu> wrote: > >> Anybody, ever installed a Hauppauge WinTV video capture card on a WinXP >>Pro SP2 that actually WORKED with the AG Venue client??? I have spent days >>with this thing and I am desperate here. What other cards do you have for >>this particular setup that works for you? >> THANKS. >> _ _ _ >> Zsolt Nagykaldi, PhD >>Research Associate, Clinical IT Specialist >>University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center >>Department Of Family And Preventive Medicine >>Oklahoma Center For Family Medicine Research >> 900 NE 10th Street >>Oklahoma City, OK 73104 >>Phone: (405) 271-8000 Ext.:1-32212 >>Fax: (405) 271-1682 >> > >
