Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Fresh Wind
ATI is the gold standard of tv cards. I'm sorry you didn't have very good luck with your card, but it sounds like a bad river. I've captured hundreds of thousands, or millions, of frames with no problems whatsoever. All the frames I wanted burned to DVD play just fine.

ATI is the best there is.

2,864 posted on 01/20/2004 7:59:03 PM PST by Petronski (I'm *NOT* always *CRANKY.*)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2753 | View Replies ]


To: Petronski
ATI is the best there is.

I wish I had bought the ATI, but the Geek Mart was sold out of them. That should have told me something! But, I settled for a Pinnacle, and have regretted it ever since.

The major problem I had was actually a Windows problem associated with the P4 HT proocessors. There is a fix from MS, but you have to ask for it. Pinnacle support is the pits. Even though it was not really their problem, they had no clue about what was going on, even though there were loads of people with the same problem. Pinnacle can't be bothered with making customers of their low end products happy.

Anyway, once that was straightened out, I find that the TV reception on this card is marginal, there is a constant interference from the sound channel in the video, like an old TV that needs to be fine-tuned. Furthermore, the remote control is unusable. I had to un-install it. What happened is the damn thing would change channels or volume randomly, and would even start up without being asked. Weird, and unacceptable.

Other than the poor reception, unusable remote, and crappy support from the manufacturer, it is just fine.

3,453 posted on 01/21/2004 5:07:50 AM PST by Fresh Wind
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2864 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson