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Reddit mentions of Hauppauge Colossus PCI Express Internal HD-PVR
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Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Hauppauge Colossus PCI Express Internal HD-PVR. Here are the top ones.
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Compatible with Windows 7, Vista and Windows XPDigital audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital AC-3Video is recorded in an H.264 Blu-ray compatible formatRecords video game play at up to 1080i from the XBox360 or PS3Kindly refer the installation manual and specifications guide that has been attached below in the product details header.Records at video resolutions up to 1080i in real timeVideo is recorded in an H.264 Blu-ray compatible formatRecords video game play at up to 1080i from the XBox360 or PS3Digital audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital AC-3Compatible with Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP
Specs:
| Height | 7.5 Inches |
| Length | 8 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 2 Pounds |
| Width | 3 Inches |
Thank you. I've been looking at recording solutions for a while, and since I have a desktop PC right next to my Xbox, I bought a Hauppauge
Colossus PCIe card. The thing is tiny, and you plug your Xbox into the card, then the card into the TV. Even when the PC was off it still passed through video. Super cool.
One downside is I can record only my friends' voice output, since it comes through the speakers. If you want a slightly more complicated setup, my friend BoneKin records with a Hauppauge HD PVR and some nifty wiring and a microphone. He's got a mixer patching the mic audio into the game audio, so you can hear everyone at once. I can probably dig up a crude MS Paint drawing he made to illustrate how it works, if you'd like.
Here is my reccomendation, but I will tell you this is not a recommended way of using a game system and will put a burden on your PC. So I will ask if you are not recording or streaming why would you want to do this?
Check out the Hauppauge Colossus PCI Express Internal HD-PVR reviews on Amazon. I have U-Verse as well, and am considering this in a WMC build.
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If you want to do some HD capturing, you're looking at $140 for a Happauge Colossus. You'll need to pick up an HDMI splitter if you're going to be playing off your 360 and if you're playing off of a PS3, you're going to need to pick up some component cables (due to some AWESOME HDCP-related restrictions on the platform).
Some things to keep in mind:
I have it set up with the consoles running into my Colossus on the PC next to the TV. The 360 hits a splitter, the PS3 I toggle between component+optical/HDMI output depending on if I'm capturing or not. There's a 19" monitor hooked up to the PC that mirrors with the TV, so I can use either as a monitor (typing on the TV right now). When I play games, I just change the input of the TV, but can still control the function of the Colossus via the smaller monitor next to it.
If you just want to capture off of older consoles and are maxing out with SVideo, pick anything supported by DScaler. I use a Winfast TV2000XP Deluxe for that stuff (handy for N64 games that aren't supported by any emulator).
Colossus
Its a little old now but still holds its own. Its not as flash as some of the newer devices but it is certainly versatile.