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Originally Posted by lodzor
Hey, i have a thread going on another forum but nobody has replied yet. Basically im trying to decide between the BlackmagicDesign Intensity Pro and the AverTV HD DVR They both look good but the aver is cheaper. One of the main things i wanted to make sure of is that the loop through on the intensity pro does not cause any lag. If it can operate without any lag on the loop then it saves me buying an hdmi splitter and the possibility of losing picture quality. |
I've seen controversial feedback about
BlackmagicDesign Intensity Pro. Some users say there is a lag, others say they don't have any lag. But the delay seems to be related to DirectShow apps, not the passthrough.
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Originally Posted by lodzor
What i also want to know is how easy it is to record the xbox360 with both of the above devices. I have a rough idea of how it works with the aver but with intensity pro i am not sure. If i use the intensity pro will i be able to record via hdmi or not because of the content protection?
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xbox360 games can be recorded via HDMI. If you want to record Blu-Ray Video discs, then you won't be able to use HDMI, since there will be HDCP protection.
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Originally Posted by lodzor
The other thing i wanted to ask about was the system specs for running one of these cards. MY GPU and CPU should be plenty strong enough, GTS 450 and Phenom II Quad respectively. Im on 64bit and carrying 6gb ram which should be plenty. The one thing that i am worried about is my hard drive not being able to keep up with the card. Some people i have spoken to say you cant run one of these without installing a raid array. Is this true?
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Raid array is definitely needed for uncompressed video. You may also try to use Motion Jpeg video compression without a raid array.
Another alternative is
Hauppage HD PVR. It doesn't have HDMI support, it uses component video instead. But it compresses your video using its own hardware, not your computer, so you don't need a raid array or a very powerful computer. It has a passthrough as well.