Capture Card Help.

[Salve]

OK, so I'm looking for help with Capture Cards.
I'm no Computer Whizz, so I was hoping someone would be able to guide me in the right direction as to what Capture Card I should purchase and how I'd set one up.
I'd be using an Xbox 360 and a Toshiba Satellite.
If any other info. would help, let me know and I'll give it.

[edDV]

SD or HD?

Gaming on a TV?

[Salve]

I'd like HD, but it'd probably be easier to just go with SD.
Help for either would be appreciated though.

[edDV]

I'd like HD, but it'd probably be easier to just go with SD.
Help for either would be appreciated though.

For SD you need a usb capture device.

Most use Y splitters (cheap) to split Yellow/Red/White to the TV and capture device.

More tech correct is to use an active splitter called a "distribution amplifier"

At youtube search easycap and Xbox to get detailed directions.

For HD, search Hauppauge HD-PVR and XBox. The laptop would need to be capable of h.264 playback. That means a recent HD video chipset is required.

PS, don't expect to play games from the laptop monitor. The delay is too great.

[Salve]

Alright, thanks man.