Digitizing VGA?

mvidal01 writes: "I have been looking for hardware to digitize the VGA output of a PC. After searching for a long time I have found a few solutions but nothing really great. If possible I would like to avoid converting the VGA signal to NTSC or PAL video with a scan converter because the quality tends to suck. So how about it Slashdot readers. Anyone know of hardware that will allow hires VGA to be digitized?"

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Sony DVM-CDA1

[joedames]

This might be it

Nope -- Sony DVM-CDA1

[no_such_user]

Sorry folks, this is composite/S-video input only. This is not going to be able to input VGA.

Though it probably won't get too close to what you're after, HD on DVHS is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, these recorders usually accept only the pre-digitized bitstream (already conpressed w/MPEG-2) coming off a set-top box... so unless you're ready to drop a truckload of cash on an HD MPEG-2 digitizer, you're pretty much right where you started.

Commercial Product: Raritan Paragon 'TeleReach'

[Nonesuch]

There is a commercial solution for KVM-over-IP, Raritan Paragon Telereach. We just bought a small installation recently, and it was not anywhere near cheap... but it does work.

This isn't just the 'Cat5 Video extender' product which has been around for years, this is something entirely new, with frame grabber and video compression, SSL, RADIUS authentication, etc.

The client runs only on MS-Windows 98+, at a minumum of 20Kbps. The server to be remotely controlled can be anything that supports VGA and PS/2 keyboards, including some Sun products.

So far, I have no complaints. We haven't tried all of the advanced features yet.