Hello,

I'm ordering a new machine from HP / Compaq (I'm restricted to them
for a variety of reasons). I'd like to do some video editing on the
machine as well as have a good video card.

The machine specs are:

P4 3.0 GHz
1 GB RAM
160 GB Harddrive
17" monitor

Just wondering if getting the 9800 and then a second dedicated USB or
PCI capture/TV tuner card would be the best route?

thanks

MPV

i would get a PCI capture/TV tuner
that way if you ever change video cards later on you can always keep the tv
card.
one other reasond is that if you ever want dual monitors the all in wonder
cards only have one dvi/vga conector and the the normal 9800pro shuld have 2
fga / dvi conectors.
i have transfered my tv card threw 3 builds now and im glad i didnt get a
all in wonder

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"furanomycin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm ordering a new machine from HP / Compaq (I'm restricted to them
> for a variety of reasons). I'd like to do some video editing on the
> machine as well as have a good video card.
>
> The machine specs are:
>
> P4 3.0 GHz
> 1 GB RAM
> 160 GB Harddrive
> 17" monitor
>
> Just wondering if getting the 9800 and then a second dedicated USB or
> PCI capture/TV tuner card would be the best route?
>
> thanks
>
> MPV

"Mangyrat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:blnvhc$esbj$(E-Mail Removed)...
> i would get a PCI capture/TV tuner
> that way if you ever change video cards later on you can always keep the
tv
> card.
> one other reasond is that if you ever want dual monitors the all in wonder
> cards only have one dvi/vga conector and the the normal 9800pro shuld have
2
> fga / dvi conectors.
> i have transfered my tv card threw 3 builds now and im glad i didnt get a
> all in wonder
>
> "furanomycin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm ordering a new machine from HP / Compaq (I'm restricted to them
> > for a variety of reasons). I'd like to do some video editing on the
> > machine as well as have a good video card.
> >
> > The machine specs are:
> >
> > P4 3.0 GHz
> > 1 GB RAM
> > 160 GB Harddrive
> > 17" monitor
> >
> > Just wondering if getting the 9800 and then a second dedicated USB or
> > PCI capture/TV tuner card would be the best route?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > MPV

Right now in my main PC, I have an ATI AIW 9700 Pro and a Radeon 32mb SDR
PCI. With this set up, I have great capture abilities, but somewhat
problematic secondary display. (considering that my ancient Radeon 32mb SDR
PCI probably doesn't support DX 9, or DX 8 for all I know).

I too have been interested in having 1 AGP card with dual display AND an ATI
TV Wonder Pro card PCI for capture. So that I can know I'll have DX9x on
primary AND secondary display, but I've heard about MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR
problems with the PCI TV Wonder Pro. Problems with audio sync, problems with
various versions of MMC, Etc...

You know what would be sweet? A Radeon card with dual monitor AND AIW all on
ONE card.

-Steve

check out this site for some good setup's.
http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/
i have a tv wonder ve not the pro and i only use it for tv watching on my
2nd monitor.
as for the recording problems others have, i have not ran in to them yet.
i rarly use the tv card to record anything but when i do it worked fine.


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"Steven" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Mangyrat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:blnvhc$esbj$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > i would get a PCI capture/TV tuner
> > that way if you ever change video cards later on you can always keep the
> tv
> > card.
> > one other reasond is that if you ever want dual monitors the all in
wonder
> > cards only have one dvi/vga conector and the the normal 9800pro shuld
have
> 2
> > fga / dvi conectors.
> > i have transfered my tv card threw 3 builds now and im glad i didnt get
a
> > all in wonder
> >
> > "furanomycin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm ordering a new machine from HP / Compaq (I'm restricted to them
> > > for a variety of reasons). I'd like to do some video editing on the
> > > machine as well as have a good video card.
> > >
> > > The machine specs are:
> > >
> > > P4 3.0 GHz
> > > 1 GB RAM
> > > 160 GB Harddrive
> > > 17" monitor
> > >
> > > Just wondering if getting the 9800 and then a second dedicated USB or
> > > PCI capture/TV tuner card would be the best route?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > MPV
>
> Right now in my main PC, I have an ATI AIW 9700 Pro and a Radeon 32mb SDR
> PCI. With this set up, I have great capture abilities, but somewhat
> problematic secondary display. (considering that my ancient Radeon 32mb
SDR
> PCI probably doesn't support DX 9, or DX 8 for all I know).
>
> I too have been interested in having 1 AGP card with dual display AND an
ATI
> TV Wonder Pro card PCI for capture. So that I can know I'll have DX9x on
> primary AND secondary display, but I've heard about MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR
> problems with the PCI TV Wonder Pro. Problems with audio sync, problems
with
> various versions of MMC, Etc...
>
> You know what would be sweet? A Radeon card with dual monitor AND AIW all
on
> ONE card.
>
> -Steve
>
>
>