What do I look for in a capture card?

johngc · Post by **johngc** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:27 pm

I have established that my Hauppague PVR 150 does not work as it uses the ivtv driver and not the bttv one.

As a result I am in the market for a new capture card and have seen these two:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... m8#specifi

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... rd&doy=3m8

Does any one know if they will work? How can I tell / what do I need to look for to see if it will use the bttv drivers?

I have searched the forum for them with no luck, and I know that in the wiki there are cards that do work, but finding somewhere near me to buy one is a different matter! (Plus I don't want to spend loads - this is for a home system)

narmar · Post by **narmar** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:33 pm

i have never seen such a big price for this kind of card. it is hard to tell without seeing chip on this card if it will work. i think You should rather look on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CCTV-DVR-PCI-CAPT ... .m14.l1318

15Â£ for such a card is the biggest pricw i would give.

the moste safe choice (i think so) is to buy card with bt878 chip (conexant)

cheers

Lee Sharp · Post by **Lee Sharp** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:22 pm

The thing to look for is known linux support! Many bt878 cards just fail, and no one knows why, or cares. I have a few that work, and so does Bluecherry. We are both in the US, however. But at $45 or less, you might still consider it.