On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:55:00 -0700, Michael T. Dean
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The difference there is probably that the $50 "grabber" is exactly
that--a frame grabber. It dumps raw frames to the CPU and the CPU uses
software to encode them (for Myth, into a NuppelVideo container in
RTJPEG (for lowest-processor usage) or MPEG-4 (for smallest files)
format).
You might be right. Or maybe there were tuners in there that I just didn't
notice. Like, here's a $60 card:
http://www.provantage.com/buy-7aver026-ultratv-1500-mce-xp-mpeg2-encoder-avermedia-video-capture-tuner-multr1500-shopping.htm
I guess it's also a tuner. (I was looking for grabber/encoder sans tuner
so I was probably just not seeing.)
Anyone use an external capture/converter like this one:
http://store.yahoo.com/compusb/usb20mphavic.html
I would think that usb2.0 wouldn't have the needed bandwidth.
As far as the rebates go, watch CompUSA, Circuit City, etc. They
typically have a good rebate every couple of weeks (none this week,
though). I'm guessing (assuming you're in the US) Labor Day weekend
will be the time to buy.
I would, but I'm allergic to rebates. Or they're allergic to me. Whatever,
I never get the money back, so I tend not to buy things with rebates
unless they're in-store/instant.
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