On Wednesday 04 Jun 2003 9:25 pm, Vox wrote: > On September 1993 plus 3563 days Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Wednesday 04 Jun 2003 8:07 pm, Vox wrote: > >> On September 1993 plus 3563 days Anne Wilson wrote: > >> > On Wednesday 04 Jun 2003 11:49 am, Steffen Barszus wrote: > >> >> Am Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2003 12:14 schrieb Anne Wilson: > >> > >> Unless you are planning on doing something with that video you > >> are getting into your computer (ie. record, edit, export), you > >> don't need a good video capture card...any bttv based 20 bucks > >> card will let you watch TV in your computer without problems. I > >> have a TreeView99 card here, and it worked great for over a year > >> (I finally fell into temptation and got a real TV, so I'm not > >> using the card anymore...tho it's still in the computer and > >> worked last time I used it :) > >> > >> Vox > > > > That sounds another option - except for one thing. Every time I > > look for specs on any tv card, it doesn't seem to tell me whether > > it is a bttv card. Either I don't know what I'm looking for, > > or.....? I have to find one that is on sale in the uk, so I have > > to know what I'm looking for. If you have any suggestions to > > help me search, I'd be glad. > > Take a look at: > > > /usr/src/linux-<kernelversion>/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDL >IST > > If you have the kernel source installed...that lists all known > working cards (without variations...that is, some manufacturers > buy cards from another company and just rebrand them...those aren't > listed, AFAIK, so you'll have to find out if a non-listed card is a > rebranding of a working card). > > But, in general, any card that has a BTTV8x8 chipset should work. > > Vox
I'll look at that, Vox. Thanks Anne
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