[CTS] Re: Video Capture
- From: "Charles R. Buchanan" <crbgfblab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 04:24:10 -0700
It's not a old board at all! I'm almost certain it doesn't hve th USB 2.x
It's a ECS K7S5A motherboard. It has the SIS chipset.
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>[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Hal Brown
>Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 3:16 AM
>To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [CTS] Re: Video Capture
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>On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 08:23:08PM -0700, Charles R. Buchanan duly noted:
>>
>>Today I bout this USB device called Instant VideoVCD
>http://www.adstech.com
>>because I have a Sharp Hi8 cam corder which I want to transfer a few tapes
>>to my computer and then maybe burns some VCD's. Well things
>aren't going so
>>well! :-( By the way, it's not digital. You know how when you
>watch a local
>>station and the signal isn't that great, and while you can barely see the
>>images, it's like rolling and the signal isn't strong? That's how this is.
>>:-( I was wondering, is it because the USB port can't handle the capture,
>>and if not, would a firewire card be much better, even though the camera
>>isn't digital?
>>
>>I would hate to give these people 15% for the restocking fee! :-(
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>How old is your motherboard? The new device is probably USB 2 and if the
>board is very old it's probably USB 1. Also, I don't know if they ever
>fixed it, but VIA chipsets for USB were so bad that hardly anything but a
>mouse would work with them. I had to put in a USB expansion card on a new
>PC about a year ago because the USB on the MB wouldn't work with a device
>called PhoneTree. It's a gadget that automatically calls patients from a
>database to remind them of appointments. If you have a VIA chipset or your
>USB is outdated try a card. They're not very expensive.
>
>--
>Hal Brown
>mailto: hal@xxxxxxxx
>http://adwt.com
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