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interesting... Here I thought a AIW card would be old tech, and replaced by newer, better chipsets. ok...
So isn't an AIW card both a video card, and a capture card?
back then I researched, and it came up a dedicated capture card would require less resources, then a card providing both video and capture, I figured it would be better to not capture with your vid card.
Yeah, I'm aware of VHS are old source, but they are the only copies of friends/family I have. Considering some were made as early as 1989, They were the only source of recording I had at my disposal back then. There were no Digital cameras then (not that I've ever heard of), or pocket recorders. My friend had financed a large VHS camcorder then (thing weighed like 4-6 lbs, and sat on your shoulder).
So most of the recordings were made with this camera, starting in 1989. I also have some Hi-8 camera tapes, but they don't make up the bulk of the tapes I have. I'm just trying to save them, before they deteriorate.
Alot of them are still in very viewable shape. Kept them dry, outta humid places, on their side, rewound, and in the sleeves they came in. That's probably what saved them this long.
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