Hi David, Just a few corrections, rather than suggestions.
> I've requested money for additional capture cards, as my existing ones > are +5 years old anyway. > > I thought the winnov Quattro looked good, but I am having a hard time > getting one here in Canada. > > The new computers, slightly used hand-me-down Dell GX620's, have two PCI > and one PCI-X slot. Beggars can't be choosers... The Dell Optiplex GX620 doesn't have a PCI-X slot but a PCIe x 16 (and a PCIe x 1 slot in the mini-tower configuration). Do you have a mini-tower or desktop Dell GX620? The desktop requires low-profile PCI/PCIe cards with low-profile brackets, unless you have an optional riser card which allows full height cards. > I see that the Viewcast Osprey 240, a PCI-X four port capture device is > available and in stock with one supplier. The Viewcast Osprey 240 seems to be a PCIe x 1 card with a single input (it's compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 PCIe slots). The Viewcast Osprey 440 seems to be a PCI-X card with 4 inputs, so isn't suitable with the Dell GX620. Cheers, Doug
