Cross-Platform Video Capture Cards And TV Tuners?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday December 27, 2003 @09:13AM from the xawtv-works-for-me dept.

ePIsOdEOnline writes "This Christmas reminded me of the times when you were a child and your parents bought that new toy that says on the packaging "Batteries Not Included". Post-Christmas rituals always turn into spending sprees to get other things that will be compatible and complementary to the gifts we recieved. This past Christmas, I recieved a PS2 along with a mini-dv camera set. Well, now I'll need something to view these with since I don't have a television in my apartment. So, I was looking into picking up a TV-tuner card for my computer. What kind of cards has the slashdot crowd been successful with, and which ones should I steer clear of? I'd like to be able to use the card in linux and sometimes windows, to watch and record off of. What kinds of software/hardware should I invest in, and is it an easy, accomplishable task to delve into?"

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Re:I like the AIW by Utopia · 2003-12-27 11:06 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I understand your pain. Soem TV stations don't encode CC properly. CNN being the worst offender.

Windows Media Center is the best TV software I have ever used (and I have used so many differenet ones). No other software comes even close to it.

Had it not been for the cost (you have to buy a brand new PC or get a MSDN subscription) I would have hwhole heartedly recommended Windows Media Center over ATI cards.
ATI is still the best option for people with small budgets.