Req advice on upgrade from WinTV capture card.

[Golem]

I'm even more unsure after research and reading the many previous posts on this topic.

I wonder if there is a true "upgrade" for an old WinTV-FM (878 chip) capture card. I want to continue capturing uncompressed AVI and require no tuner capabilities. There must be at minimum composite and s-video inputs. No video out is required. Preference is to use VirtualDub and Huffyuv to cap. USA/NTSC

I have a MyHD card for capturing ATSC which also has the capability of analog but unfortunately does an internal conversion/deinterlace rendering it inferior even to the WinTV.

Any info on a hot new chip or clean card would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
golem

[SatStorm]

Yes there is. Later Conexant solutions (10 and 12 bit ones) do have a far better picture.

Also Philips chipset based capture cards, have an excellent picture (even if they are only 9-bit)

bt8xx cards still do their job excellent through.

[The_Doman]

I wonder if there is a true "upgrade" for an old WinTV-FM (878 chip) capture card. I want to continue capturing uncompressed AVI and require no tuner capabilities.

The BTWINCAP drivers should get the most out of your BT878 card.
I still use those drivers today with my old Pinnacle 848 card.

[Golem]

Thanks guys for the replies!

@SatStorm
Thanks for the heads-up regarding the Conexant CX238** series. Further research seems to show the Leadtek Winfast Expert to be the card of choice in the 10 bit world. Stll unable to locate any non-hardware encoding cards with a 12 bit chip.

@The_Doman
Yup, you are so right! Have been using the BTWINCAP drivers since forever. It truly is a must for anyone able to use 'em.



Additional opinions on card candidates cheerfully accepted.