Re: Quiet & Cool PC's

["Simon Rafferty" <simonr@xxxxxxx>]

Rob I believe this is what you are looking for a VIVO (Video In Video Out)
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graphics card http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Sapph=
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Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 128MB DDR TV-Out/VIVO - Retail (GX-019-SP)=20
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- 128MB DDR Memory
- Full AGP 8x/4x/2x support
- TV-Out
- Video In/Video Out

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Full Specification=20

Price:  =A354.95   (=A364.57 Including VAT at 17.5%)=20

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Hercules 3D Prophet 9800SE All-in-Wonder 128MB DDR - Retail (GX-027-HE)=20
With the Hercules 3D Prophet 9800SE AIW card you can transform your PC
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the ultimate entainment centre. The card features the 9800SE GPU with 128M=
B DDR memory which provides stunning visuals and high performance to play
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ll the latest and most demanding games. Then you have the AIW features
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as stereo TV Tuner with digital VCR, upto 125 channels, integrated teletex=
t and timeshifting functions. It also has the ability to capture and edit
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ideo (Video Capture in MPEG-2 format at up to 25fps in 720 X 576 (PAL)
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out image quality loss). DVD decoder so you can playback DVD's with
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onal quality and performance. Supplied with remote wonder control which
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ows you to control your entire PC without having to be in front of your
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puter.

- ATI Radeon 9800SE GPU (380MHz Core)=20
- 128MB DDR 340MHz (680 DDR) Memory
- 256-bit memory interface
- 4 Rendering pipe lines
- DVI-I Output, TV-Out, Composite video & stereo audio output, S-Video
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- Composite video & stereo audio input, S-Video input
- Radio frequency wireless remote control
- Stereo TV tuner (PAL B/G/D/K/I and SECAM L/D/K)
- THRUVIEWT for translucent TV, DVD and video file viewing
- THEATER 200T video encoder and stereo processor

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Price:  =A3137.50   (=A3161.56 Including VAT at 17.5%)=20

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Hercules_140.html

Simon






----- Original Message -----=20
From: Neil Spellings=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Quiet & Cool PC's


Rob Mouser wrote:
> Apologies for my lack of knowledge here I keep looking at all these
> Video cards and they list S-video support but seem to be referring to
> the TV-out functionality? I want the S-video feed to INTO the card
> (Although out AS WELL would be nice :-)) so I can watch Tivo, DVD feed
> etc on my PC monitor in a window.
> Am I missing something or just being thick?

What you need is one of the TV-cards with on-board encoders. Hauppage are
popular, although Avermedia do good range of them too. You can get variou=
s
levels of functionality, from basic TV to DVB, radio, recording and remot=
e
controls.

> Any guidance or appropriate cards would be good. For either in or out
> S-video.

I've used the Avermedia AverTV Studio in a number of systems. Its a PCI
card, with composite video and S-Video inputs.Around 60quid.

http://www.averm.co.uk/avermedia/products/AVerTV_Studio.pdf

Cheers,

/Neil/

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