[NBLUG/talk] Video 4 Linux

[Kyle Rankin]

On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 01:19:38PM -0700, Scott Doty wrote:
> So having upgraded one computer, I'm thinking about buying another solely
> for vid capture off of cable.
> 
> Anybody know a good vid capture card for this?  I don't need fancy graphics,
> as I will be controlling it from my workstation.  I also don't need a TV
> tuner, as I'll be using composite in from the cable box.
> 
> (I'm not sure if I'll use the freevo.org software or not, but it is
> compelling...)
...

I've had good results with the cheap ATI TV Wonder VE tv capture card.  It
uses the bt848 chipset, which works fine under Linux.

They can usually be had for around $40

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Kyle Rankin (greenfly)
http://greenfly.org