Any Ways around Only an Audio Output TV?

[Jimmy058910]

I am working on getting my capture card setup and I cant get streaming video from my tv because I only have the red and white output slots on my tv (red and white). I need to know a way around this, if any?

Thanks!

[Nelson37]

Describe your video source.

Describe your capture card.

Very few, if any, TV's have video-out. Generally you need to obtain the output from the source. If using an OTA antenna, a DTV receiver or tuner box may be your best solution. Most have coax out plus seperate video, some have s-video which works quite well.

[guns1inger]

I am willing to be that the red and white are audio input only as well.

[Jimmy058910]

I am trying to capture live Xbox 360 footage. I am using a AverTV Hybrid NanoExpress Cap Card. It's one that plugs right into your laptop card slot.

I do have a comcast cable box here, I think thats what you mean by "DTV Reciever" but I don't think that helps for capturing my input from my tv like that.

And yeah, the red and white are just the audio because when I test it, I can hear the tv, but obviously can't capture live footage.

I was looking at something like this http://www.smartvm.com/Composite-Video-Audio-Distribution-Amplifier-RCA-4-Port-P24436.htm but I wouldnt need a 4x output, and I think I would need it for HD capability for the in for my xbox 360. But I am already using a hd splitter from my tv to support the hd cable and the hd 360.

I'm in a bit of a bind and need to know the cheapest most effective way :- )

Thanks for the help

[Nelson37]

Several extensive posts on this subject here. Do a search on Xbox.

Basically, for HD capture you are SOL without an expensive card.

For SD, you might try running the video to the cap card, then using vid-out from the card to the TV. Reports indicate this introduces significant lag.

[Jimmy058910]

I'm not trying to capture at HD quality, just making sure that I am still actually playing at HD levels. As long as the lag isnt ridiculously bad and you can see what's going on, and can read the final score etc is all I bought it for.

[Jimmy058910]

For SD, you might try running the video to the cap card, then using vid-out from the card to the TV. Reports indicate this introduces significant lag.

Could you explain this better?

[olyteddy]

Can't the stupid X-Box output composite video and high def simultaneously? That would be the easiest and most intuitive way to capture.

[Jimmy058910]

I dont think that can be done?

[Nelson37]

Well, you connect the video out from the Xbox to the capture card on the PC. Verify you have display.

Then you run video out from the PC to the TV. Again verify.

You will notice a significant delay on the TV display, many find it unplayable.

However, I do not see how this will verify that you are actually playing in HD???

[Jimmy058910]

I am sorry Nelson, I dont understand what doing all the does for me? Can you explain further?

[Jimmy058910]

That is my current setup, think I got it covered pretty well. Please I am begging for a solution, making me sick I cant figure it out

I am thinking this will work http://www.hometech.com/hts/products/video/splitters/component/index.html#CE-AV501HDX, plug the xbox into that output and get a couple cords for the inputs (in this case would be my laptop and hd splitter box), but this is WAY expensive! Is there anything cheaper similar to this (if this would even work?)?

[Jimmy058910]

http://www.vpi.us/vsplt-hdtv.html this looks like exactly what I need, are there any cheaper ones out there, and is anyone sure this will work?