Best HD capture card

[ChrisCarbomb]

looking into getting a capture card, just want to know the best thats out there and peoples opinions thanks in advance!

 

[kenrivers]

Is this card to be for video game capture or video capture from another source such as a video camera?

 

[ChrisCarbomb]

@kenrivers for video game capture, sorry for being vague

 

[kenrivers]

I'm not a gamer but I will try to help.
Here are links to a couple of devices to consider:
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr-gaming.html
http://gaming-headsets.co.uk/capture-cards/avermedia-game-capture-hd-review-by-jshd/
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=elgato+game+capture+hd&oq=elgato&gs_l=hp.1.1.0l4.0.0.1.5037.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c..8.psy-ab.VsDJcDatu00&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44770516,d.eWU&fp=5bd5aa4dd105a4f2&biw=1920&bih=885
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-Internal-Video-Capture-Cards/zgbs/electronics/284824
You may want to watch this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X_aIJLFIw
This link to another forum may help: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/333616-33-record-game-capture-card
Please let me know whether or not any of this helps.

 

[ChrisCarbomb]

thanks, i had seen some of those links but wasnt sure if there was anything newer. but i am goin with AverMedia Live gamer. i have 2 questions about that though. im getting a 2460x1440 resolution monitor which has to be done with dual dvi link, this would still record at 1080 with the hdmi coming off the capture card i hope?? and would i have both a ssd and hdd, the ssd is only 120 gigs with about 50 gigs of space open so i was thinking of doin it to the hdd, would that cause a lot of lag or big loss in performance??

 

[kenrivers]

The HDD will work better for larger files than the SSD. I have recorded live performances directly to an hdd without any loss in quality. I know that does not equate to game capture as game capture involves more fps. Experiment with a short clip and then a longer clip and see if it lags or you notice a difference in quality. I am interested in knowing the size of the files it creates and the type of file it creates.