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Title: Video-in for a laptop?
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Saturday, May 03, 2008, 04:05:28 PM

See subject. I'm looking for the following features:

• Composite and S-video inputs.
• Connects via USB or Firewire, preferably Firewire. (ExpressCard would also work.)
• Not prohibitively expensive (<$200, hopefully much less).
• Preferably, it works with OS X.
• Preferably, it does not make video look like ass.
• Optionally, a TV tuner.
• Optionally, an ATSC tuner or some other HD input.

Does something like that actually exist? Newegg lists a bunch of video-in cards (http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=47&name=TV-Tuners-Video-Devices), but I understand most of them suck and/or cost well in excess of $300.

Title: Re: Video-in for a laptop?
Post by: Antares on Sunday, May 04, 2008, 09:31:31 AM

You want a sub $200 laptop with composite and s-video in with a tv tuner and a firewire port?



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Title: Re: Video-in for a laptop?
Post by: ren on Sunday, May 04, 2008, 10:06:28 AM

I think he just wants a usb/firewire device to connect to his laptop for under $200 which is much more reasonable. If you can't find it easily on Newegg I'm going to assume it doesn't exist.

Title: Re: Video-in for a laptop?
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Sunday, May 04, 2008, 04:18:54 PM

I can find plenty of products similar to what I want on Newegg, I just can't find something that is what I want on Newegg.

And ren is right, what I want is an external video converter box that will connect to a laptop - not a laptop itself.