CHEAPPPPPP capture card

[jorwex]

aight, so my friend doesnt have a tv or have the money for one. all he really needs one for is to play some playstation or whatever. so i suggested that he gets a cheap as hell capture card, like even those usb 1.1 ones cuz theyre so cheap.

he doesnt need to capture...just merely use his pc as a place to output video....

now, those usb ones...i know they dont capture too well, but do they display fine until you hit capture; before they start dropping mad frames?

or whatever...just looking for the absolute cheapest capture card that doesnt break when you touch it....

(or would those dumb vga box's be a better solution)

thanks

[MachineMan]

I think you will be looking for a PCI TV card or something similar that has a composite in. You should be able to find one for <$50.

Im not sure if you could play a playstation througfh USB 1.1 capture. The game play might not be smooth.

[bartman]

try the Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP Delux (gee...the marketing boffins had fun with that name didn't they ).

It is cheap as chips and has antenna, composite and s-video inputs. Also comes with a remote and an FM tuner as well.

https://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.php?CaptureCardRead=Leadtek%20WinFast%20TV2000%20...&Search=Search

[txpharoah]

I have an AverTV card that I got for $10 after rebate ($40-$30 back). CompUSA sale, has happened several times in past months. Nice toy, worth $10 (but not much more).

[lechtin]

Try ATI's TV Wonder VE or TVWonder PCI (VE is cheaper, but I'm not sure it has video in.)