# Video capture card **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 1, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012 "2006-12-01T23:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/1 "2006-12-01T23:03:09Z")
I am looking for a video capture card to copy old tapes to my computer. I don’t want anything crazy. Any suggestions? I may also end up copying from my DVR too. Also, any suggestions on software would be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/2 "2006-12-02T00:09:13Z")
ATI makes a USB capture device. Might be cheaper or easier to use. Can’t remember what they called it though. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/3 "2006-12-02T06:39:03Z")
Hauppauge ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/4 "2006-12-02T06:41:23Z")
just get a stand alone recorder… ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/5 "2006-12-02T08:55:33Z")
there are a ton on newegg for under 25 bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/6 "2006-12-02T09:06:53Z")
Pinnacle FTW ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/7 "2006-12-02T10:36:33Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Hauppauge X3 Deffinitly go with a Hauppauge… great drivers, great picture and I’ve never used any software of that kind that didnt support them (pretty much the industry standard as far as capture cards go)… their not pricey either I hear Ati isn’t bad, but seen alot of people bitching about driver issues and lack of software support… I have no personal experiance with them though so … ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/8 "2006-12-02T11:06:11Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Hauppauge :tup: :tup: :tup: ---
**Author:** ![nytrus1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytrus1/32/7302_2.png) [@nytrus1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytrus1)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/9 "2006-12-02T22:51:01Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > X3 > > Deffinitly go with a Hauppauge… great drivers, great picture and I’ve never used any software of that kind that didnt support them (pretty much the industry standard as far as capture cards go)… their not pricey either > > I hear Ati isn’t bad, but seen alot of people bitching about driver issues and lack of software support… I have no personal experiance with them though so … hauppauge pvr-150. newegg has it for 65 shipped. works great, just get the drivers from their site, don’t bother with the bundled ones. I have been using it to record off my dish network dvr. I have used several ATI all-in-wonder cards before but the drivers are kinda unstable. I was never real happy with how they worked. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/10 "2006-12-02T23:03:13Z")
> [@nytrus1](#): > > hauppauge pvr-150. newegg has it for 65 shipped. works great, just get the drivers from their site, don’t bother with the bundled ones. I have been using it to record off my dish network dvr. > > I have used several ATI all-in-wonder cards before but the drivers are kinda unstable. I was never real happy with how they worked. like you know computers…:hitit: ---
**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/11 "2006-12-02T23:50:38Z")
Is an external USB unit going to work as well as an internal? I wont be doing any crazy stuff just once in a while stuff from my dvr but the rest from old tapes. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/12 "2006-12-03T01:25:43Z")
got one from newegg for liek 20$, it was a pci and it works perfectly. highly recommend the cheapest one you can find on newegg ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-capture-card/21012/13 "2006-12-03T09:04:50Z")
> [@suzukiriderman](#): > > Is an external USB unit going to work as well as an internal? I wont be doing any crazy stuff just once in a while stuff from my dvr but the rest from old tapes. as long as it uses a hardware decoder, it shouldnt matter… probably works just as good IMO and +1 for the pvr-150