***OnBoard Sound -v- Separate Sound Card For Capturing?***

[jjpslu]

Hi,

I am wondering if capturing with onboard sound is the culprit to my sound volume fluctuation issues?

I've an ASUS TV Tuner - TV In Capture card, (TV880), P4, Win XP, 1G RAM and onboard sound.

While WATCHING cable TV or VCR tapes, the sound is excellent, with no fluctuation in volume.

However, while watching PLAYBACK of the resulting mpeg file, the sound is choppy and cyclical in volume - louder at some times and lower at others.

This has occured in both TV Cable and VHS captures, and with four different avi capturing programs as well, (PowerVCR, IUVCR, AVI_io, WinDVR).

I read somewhere that some capture cards do not recommend using onboard sound, but actually recommend a separate sound card. Would this issue only arise in playback of a captured file?

Would getting a separate PCI sound card, with its own processor correct this issue of fluctuating sound volume after capturing?
If onboard sound as opposed to a separate sound card is not the solution, then would I need a different capture card?

Thanx!

John

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