Opinions On WinTV

[miniquie]

Hey all-

I was just wondering if you guys could analyize my situation and then gimmie some advice on if i should purchase WinTV. Here's my scenario: I want to capture video from a DVD player, and also TV. I want to be able to create VCDs from these files that I capture. I would also like to capture sVCDs, and xVCDs. Does anyone think that the PCI version of WinTV would suit my needs?. Lemmie know what you guys think. Thanks again.

-MQ

[mikldom]

Win TV PCI can only capture at 320x240
still image capture is higher.

VCD is 352x240 and SVCD is 480x480 and DVD is MUCH higher

I suggest you rip the dvd's and process them that way... I have learned how to do it in the past couple of months and ripped over 20 movies now... 1/2 vcd and 1/2 svcd.. it can be done...
I have learned it all from the web, mainly this site.

WinTV pci is ok i guess for capturing for vcd spec, not for svcd... and you risk dropped frames etc. I have one.. I love it for being a tv card,, and for some capturing, mainly from tuner source not the inputs.

Just my $0.02
mike

[Cart Wheel]

Most WinTV boards are based on the BT878 chipset, which can capture at resolutions up to 720x480 (NTSC) or 768x576 (PAL/SECAM). However, if you do want the best quality, you should get a DVD drive for your computer and rip the videos directly as Mike suggested.

-Cart
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