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    I have a mac and and old tv with I think HDTV cable not HDMI. Certianly not a hi def tv. Are there any capture cards out there for me ? Or will I have to move my Xbox down stairs and just get a hdmi cable along with a hdmi cap card. Please someone save me money I beg of you.

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    I'm pretty sure there's loads of non-HD capture cards (like an EasyCap, Dazzle, EZcap, HD PVR 1) don't know if they will work on mac though

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    Yeah having a mac is starting to become a pain. Cheers though

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    i used my hdpvr with my no hd tv for a while.... as long as it had Components ( i have hdpvr and mac)

    and as a matter of fact i could of used s-video with my hdpvr too

    Dazzle - Composite and S-Video
    EasyCap - Composite and S-Video
    KaiserBass- Composite and S-Video

    HDPVR- Components/Composites/S-Video
    Avermedia GameCapture HD - Component
    Elgato - HDMI

    so technically if your TV has Components you can use all those capcards minus the Elgato, but yes it WONT be in 720p but 480p

    Pvr has a fine Mac Program, and has all the hook ups, i dig.......

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    Oh I do have an s-video port. What are components e? Thanks btw

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaike View Post
    Oh I do have an s-video port. What are components e? Thanks btw
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    Oh i see. I think there is some more of those on the back of my tv. HDPVR vs aver media who wins? Or does aver,edia not support mac?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaike View Post
    Oh i see. I think there is some more of those on the back of my tv. HDPVR vs aver media who wins? Or does aver,edia not support mac?
    Avermedia is basically a CaptureCard with a Built in Harddrive.....
    you save your clips to the actual Device, then plug it into your computer or something like that

    HDpvr you have to use either hdpvrcapture or Eyetv (both programs for mac, i use eyetv) and record using them...

    its really up to you, if you dont want your Capture card to HAVE to be plugged into your computer all the time then go Avermedia

    pvr vs avermedia quality - i think they are both basically the same, both use 720p/1080i at highest (cause of Component Cables)

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    That makes me more lean towards avermedia. The picture wuzie posted above are those all component cables ? Or are they different coming out of the cap card. Thanks for all this help btw

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    The roxio uses the component cables, the standard anyway. You play in HD still, just gets recorded in 480p. I was using an HDMI cable, but I had to go and get the components for it to work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by emericaridr11 View Post
    so technically if your TV has Components you can use all those capcards minus the Elgato, but yes it WONT be in 720p but 480p
    not completely true. you can run HD from the box/ps3 to the cap card and SD back to the TV. for recording purposes, the cap card only cares about what inputs it receives.
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    Wait what? So I don't just connect component cables from my Xbox to the cap card ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roccityroller View Post
    not completely true. you can run HD from the box/ps3 to the cap card and SD back to the TV. for recording purposes, the cap card only cares about what inputs it receives.
    but if you have your xbox set to 720p dont you need a 720p tv to see the gameplay?

    cause i tried that i think... using componets for the pvr hooks and s-video to my tv, But since s-video was 480p NOT HD, i couldnt see any picture cause my xbox was set to 720p
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    couple questions for e or whoever knows their shit bout cap cards...
    will a hauppauge hd pvr gaming edition work w/ my mac? (has tht already been answered sorry if so..)
    if yes to the first...what do i need to get to make it work or do i need to buy anything?
    will a cap card bought in the states work if i bought it and brought it into ireland (europe) ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BannerBoy360 View Post
    couple questions for e or whoever knows their shit bout cap cards...
    will a hauppauge hd pvr gaming edition work w/ my mac? (has tht already been answered sorry if so..)
    if yes to the first...what do i need to get to make it work or do i need to buy anything?
    will a cap card bought in the states work if i bought it and brought it into ireland (europe) ?
    you need a program called EyeTv..... but yes it works for mac just fine

    or one called hdpvrcapture

    and i dont see a problem with buying it in the states...... if anything you would have to run it in NTSC and not PAL... but honestly im not sure about all that
    but it will work fine im sure of it

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