capturing gaming video is a geforce good?

[skrapmetal]

i am trying to find a video capture card for capturing halo 2 video does anyone have any recommendations of what to choose i am soooo clueless i was going to buy this. PNY Verto GeForce FX 5200 / 256MB DDR / PCI / Dual VGA / TV Out / Video Card

[Bjs]

Any number of cards or external capture devices will work for halo2 .

But that device isn't "vivo / capture" type .

Where is game coming from ?

Xbox = fine
Xbox360 = fine , though watch out for game's using interlace output such as "gears of war"
From pc = never say never , but your pushing it , if using loop back type setup .

From one pc to another = fine
From pc to tv out , record to vcr = fine
Same , but dvd recorder = problems
Same , but cam type device = problems , some will , some don't .

Capture cards :

Avermedia dvd ezmaker pci / gold = simple , seems to handle "gears of war = xbox360 title" interlace with exception .
Have usb2 units that outperform others in quality but higher cpu spec's required (amd2400 runs just above 2gig/mhz) .

Leadtek WinFast DTV1000 , supports dvb ... will be testing for interlace input .

There are also a number of "cheap" pci devices , but quality can be varied .
Sourced from ebay , tigerdirect , others .

There are also "hardware" encoders , good for low end systems .

Ask yourself 2 questions .

A : Hardware or software encoder (hardware good for lower ended systems)

B : Future proof , selected device must support (pal-60 / nstc-59 if xbox360 is on future plans ) = ask manufacture , check drivers for current os .