On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 07:31:58PM +1200, Steven Ellis wrote: > On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 17:45, Steven M. Schultz wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Steven Ellis wrote: > > > Get yourself a IEEE1394 card (very cheap) and a Canopus ADVC100 > > or even better (but somewhat more expensive) ADVC300 analog to DV > > converter. The ADVC300 has a TBC and denoising capability built > > in so it's well suited to convering VHS tapes which have less > > than great picture stability/quality. > > > Well thanks for the interesting tip. Already considered this angle > and there are a couple of issues. > > 1. Can't really build a PVR around this, which is part of the long > term goal.
Why not? There's nothing specific about an ADVC100/300 that prevents it from being used as a PVR. Now, it may require a little more work to get everything setup and working, but it's perfectly capable of being the capture unit in a PVR. However, if your primary concern is PVR use, and ease of PVR use at that, you should seriously consider a Hauppauge PVR250 card. Real time mpeg compression, and onboard cable compatible (at least here in the US, I don't know about NZ) tuner. And it produces an absolutely beautiful capture. It's also extremely convenient for PVR use to have the card write a complete, multiplexed, ready to go mpeg file to disk in real time. > 2. Its too expensive here in NZ (NZ$ 600) That's a wholly different problem that unfortunately we can't do anything about. :) That may also make the PVR250 solution problematic. Brand new PVR250's here in the US run for about $139-149 (US) or so. NZ's likely to be very different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users
