Decent (Cheap) Video Capture Card For XP

[kuphryn]

Hi.

I would like to buy a decent, but most economical, video capture card that will work in WinXP. I have considered the DC10+, but I heard it is not compatible in XP. Otherwise, most other capture cards are too expensive.

Is it possible to walk away with a real-time MPEG2 capture card for under $200?

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grimfandango brought up the Pinnacle DV, which costs around $70.

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthr...threadid=110926

Does anyone know anything about that card? I heard Pinnacle makes the best video capture hardware. I am reluctant to buy the Pinnacle DC10+ because it has been discontinued and I am not 100% sure that it works in XP.
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NecessaryEvil and fatdaddy of Hardforums mentioned the Leadtek TV.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=8340eb00a24489ac86b4af2e1d77574f&postid=1023...post1023372368

The specs and reviews sounds very promising.
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Right now, I like the Leaktek TV2000XP very much. I like the fact that it works in XP, pretty good capture in real-time, and thatn it costs round $70.

Thanks,
Kuphryn

[fyreboltx2]

there isnt any decent cheap capture cards really.. well pretty much all capture cards have major problems here and there...
and a better pc will give you better performance.


how much are you willing to spend?

[homerpez]

Well...

The ATI AIW Radeon board (that's the 32MB version) is probably on the cheap, since it's "out-of-date"... but I can assure you it does in fact work with XP, and is one of the better ones... I happen to be using it as we speak!

I shouldn't over-sell it, however... I'm seriously looking into getting a Gainward Geforce4 Ti 4200 board, WITH the VIVO capture function, of course!

(Come to think of it, that's around $200... but I have no idea on quality yet, I assume it's as good as previous ones using that chip)...

[Barnabas]

Try the Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250 or PVR USB. I have the PVR USB with XP and it seems to run ok on xp.

[kuphryn]

I can save up $80.

Kuphryn