Manu Abraham wrote: > Brad Campbell wrote: >> Kunal Rupera wrote: >>> I checked out some cards >>> >>> http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_50i this card >>> seems to fit my budget as well as runs on linux. >>> >>> But will this card take in component as an input source? I cannot make >>> out anything from the picture provided there. >>> >> What CCTV camera are you using that has a component output?!? >> All the units I've ever used/seen have a standard composite output, and you >> can feed them into any >> old cheap-o BT878 based capture card. > > Standard HD cams, used for high res monitoring, uses Component output > [1]only. Composite[2] is fixed to standard PAL/NTSC and cannot be used > for those applications. Also, such cams cannot be interfaced to an > el-cheapo 878 composite input, since it lacks a YPbPr input. > > That said, the person who posted uses a camera with a simple composite > output only.
Absolutely. Manu, I've ripped out my VP-1030A DST-CI as it's an unreliable piece of crap. Do you want it for testing purposes? I've not been able to use it since Kernel 2.6.16.. Brad -- "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams
