recommendation for best tv video card?

[Keith Richie]

On 4/15/05, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> > Can we have some model & make numbers for cards that *work* out of the
> > box? Even if the newer ones don't work there should be plenty of old
> > ones on ebay that do.
> >
> > Dan
> 
> Okay let's start with my old card :
> 
> "Pinnacle PC TV Rave", detected as "PC TV Pro", chip Brooktree BT878
> PAL/SECAM
> 
> Warty : plug&play
> Hoary : plug&cry
> Breezy: plug&cry
> 
> 
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Pixle View Pro View
BT878a
Philips Tuner
RCA/S-Video in
Stereo Audio In

ATI TV Wonder (Value)
BT848
Philips Tuner
RCA In
Mono Audio In

Both work just fine, plug and play. Zapping, TvTime, Xawtv, Cinerella,
and Linux Video Studio are all able to use the cards.

Pinnacle DC30Pro
Zoran Hardware MJPEG
Though it is detected as Zoran 3067 and drivers loaded, not usable. A
quick compile of the Zoran Unified drivers fixes this. Card works like
a charm with Linux Video Studio and Cinerella. Cinerella says you need
to use the built in Buzz driver for mjpeg capture, but this is only
for cards with the LM chips (Iomega Buzz, DC10, Bravado).