Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Matt Verran" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.problems.pc Subject: Re: Hauppauge WinTV card Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:26:29 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 40 Message-ID: <7e2d19$5qu17@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <79lak3$1do1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <36C38F27.2B57F2C9@lethargy.force9.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-118.name5.dialup.pol.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 I know this is an old thread but I though I might put my 2p's worth in. Whether the Hauppage card is good depends on your definition of 'good'. When compared to a decent TV (like the sony or panasonic portable, both of which I have been able to do direct comparisons with) the TV card looks pretty poor, both through rf and composite, I dont have a sVideo cable to test that input. But those tv's cost 150-200 pounds and the card is only 70 so for the money it is 'good'. The main problems are poor definition of pixels and the anti aliasing it applies to the picture. Prescise work looks fuzzy. The colour can also look a little washed out. When in full screen mode there is an small update problem where alternate scanlines get drawn every frame, particulary noticble with fast moving stuff. In windowed mode you can get shearing on fast moving images also. well thats my opinion. I have a PII-450 + 16mb gfx card, am using 16-bit mode and overlay, and have tested the card in many other configurations before you ask. Andrew Smith wrote in message <36C38F27.2B57F2C9@lethargy.force9.co.uk>... >I have the same TV card in my PC and I don't think its anything to do with your >PC or Video Card cos it's pretty crap on my PC as well ( I have a PII 266, 64 >MB, Mystique Video Card, 17 inch monitor), I think the Haupage TV Card is just >pretty poor. Of course I could be wrong, if anyone has actually got a decent >picture out of one then I'd love to know how 'cos its just sitting inside my PC >at the moment for want of a better place to dump it > >Cheers > >Andy >