Chewie Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 This Christmas I am planning to get a Xbox 360 and I want to record gameplay. I need to buy a capture card that I do not have to install in my computer. I want to get one that I can connect in my TV and then transfer it back to my computer via USB. Which capture card would be the best for me to get that has good quality(HD) and that's cheap? I've heard that Dazzle sucks a lot and the quality is terrible, can anyone recommend a good capture card for me that isn't Dazzle? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saggy Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16815116031 I think those types of products will be up your alley. They have cable tuners on them so that you can watch your cable on your TV, but it also records and captures. I've actually not been able to find any capture cards that aren't also tuners... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059656496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Do you know of any capture cards where you actually just connect it to your TV and record and then transfer it to your computer? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059656549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waste Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Short of modding a DVR, I don't think they really have anything like what you are talking about. They do have external DVRs that are essentially hard drives with HD tuners but it's no different than just having a card in your PC. Of course I could be wrong, but it's probably just easier to have a card in your PC and use a DVR or cable box to control the channels and playback of what you want to record. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059656612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield 2 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I use EasyCap. Not the best quality, but very good for 10 bucks Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059656632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 I use EasyCap. Not the best quality, but very good for 10 bucks Do you have to connect it to your TV and your Computer at the same time? I cannot connect them at the same time because my computer is far away from my TV. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059657384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf68k Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 TV capture cards/devices don't plug into your TV capture whatever you want it then let you move it to your PC to copy it off. If you want that kind of function then get 2 VCRs, one on the TV the other on the PC and then use a TV capture card/device to get it from the VCR to your PC. How far away is the TV and the PC? And what are you trying to record? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059657414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) How far away is the TV and the PC? 30 feet, are there extension cords for USB cables? I would need to connect the Dazzle USB with another USB. Could you figure out what I could do and what I would need to get for this to work? Edited November 27, 2009 by kamuran Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059657498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZAZEL Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ Plug the HDMI cable from your 360 into this baby, and there you are. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059657708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Ati All In Wonder, still needs the drivers, but once set, very easy to use from my experience. Of course, ATI has since moved on to HD equipped cards. I hope to see the Express card slots on laptops used for HD video, and perhaps, even gaming expansion!! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059657846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf68k Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ Plug the HDMI cable from your 360 into this baby, and there you are. Yeah but 30ft of HDMI cable you can't get some cheap cable. You'd need to spend some big bucks for a good quality cable. Anything under about a 10ft run you can buy cheap $5 cable and it'll be just as good as a $25-50 cable of the same length. @kamuran If you can run a piece of coax from the TV or cable box or whatever you really want to get the video to where the PC is, then you can connect it to any of the USB devices like what SagaciousKJB linked to. Now for coax it doesn't have to be great but it shouldn't be some old crap either. If you can get something along the same lines that your cable TV installer would use in your home, then you would be set. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059658292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 @kamuranIf you can run a piece of coax from the TV or cable box or whatever you really want to get the video to where the PC is, then you can connect it to any of the USB devices like what SagaciousKJB linked to. Now for coax it doesn't have to be great but it shouldn't be some old crap either. If you can get something along the same lines that your cable TV installer would use in your home, then you would be set. I don't really understand that. What's a coax? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059658327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf68k Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Coax cable Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059658838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16815116031 I think those types of products will be up your alley. They have cable tuners on them so that you can watch your cable on your TV, but it also records and captures. I've actually not been able to find any capture cards that aren't also tuners... I have a Pinnacle USB TV tuner and it sucks balls. It was very sh*tty quality in the first place, very fuzzy as if it had a poor signal. And after a couple months the picture went super white, totally useless. While Hauppauge is a better brand I'm sure, I think USB TV tuners are worth less than the plastic they're encased in. I would never buy one again. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059659201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 (edited) Coax cable I believe that's not the only coax terminalogy, for terminal, dealing with digital outputs on an RCA jack, the term COAX was also used, I am trying to recall offhand here, but it seems to me it was. Mod note - user warned for topic derailment. (Big f*cking surprise.) Edited November 29, 2009 by Xcommunicated Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059660004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf68k Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Coax cableIMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/v6riir.jpg[/img] [/quote I believe that's not the only coax terminalogy, for terminal, dealing with digital outputs on an RCA jack, the term COAX was also used, I am trying to recall offhand here, but it seems to me it was. Would you please just leave. Ok fine yes that is not the only use of the term coax. There is also a digital audio cable that yes uses RCA connections. However you mindless gnat, since this is about getting TV to the PC who the hell cares how many other uses the term coax is used for. In this particular case all he needs to know what I meant by coax is the same cable often used to connect a set top cable box to a TV, which is what I pictured there. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/433860-whats-the-best-capture-card/?do=findComment&comment=1059660208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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