Can my laptop handle the Hauppauge HD PVR?

[Anonuser9]

I have a REALLY crappy laptop.. well i'm sure it is anyway since i can barely watch a YouTube video without it lagging. I want to buy a Hauppauge HD PVR to record my GameCube footage and possibly my Xbox 360 footage, but i'm not sure if i have to go all out and buy a new laptop to record with. So is there any way to make my laptop better so i can use it? Or can i use it and it will work fine? Once again sorry, this is all like rocket science to me, my laptop has windows 8 as well


Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 2117U @ 1.80GHz

Installed Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB

System Type : 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor

[fritzi93]

I bought my original Hauppauge HD-PVR when they first hit the market. At the time, I had an Allendale 2.0 GHz dual core CPU and had no problems. But that was a desktop with an adequate GPU card, not a laptop.

What you have is an ultra low voltage (ULV) dual core at 1.8 GHz. The integrated graphics seem to be weak if you have trouble playing YouTube vids in HD. What does task manager say is your CPU usage when playing an HD video?

Be advised that even if it works, your hard drive is gonna fragment. It would be far better for you to use a dual core (at least) desktop with a separate hard drive dedicated to captures. That is, besides the OS "C" drive. Though I suppose you could try creating a separate partition for captures.

Maybe someone here has used a laptop for HD-PVR captures and can comment.

And welcome to the forum.

[EDIT] The Hauppauge website says a 2.0 GHz dual core is the minimum needed.

[Cauptain]

Just buy a Avermedica Game Capture 2. No computer need and you can record component and hdmi inputs (GC and X360).

Its have a built video editor, mic recorder, schedule setting and youtube upload. PENDRIVE and internal HDD support.

[jagabo]

If you don't display the video while capturing your laptop will work for capture. All it will be doing is receiving a little data from the USB port and writing it to a file. A single core 1 GHz Pentium processor could do that. Whether you can play and edit (easily) the video after capturing is another issue.