04-16-2014, 11:59 PM
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Hello,
I'm looking for a pc with a firewire port...seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack....I found one
has firewire ports, and all that good stuff, I'm looking to use it just for video capturing. Nothing else would be on that pc. Should I pull the trigger?
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04-17-2014, 12:15 AM
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04-17-2014, 05:58 AM
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200 including shipping
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04-17-2014, 07:00 AM
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if firewire is the main concern why not just get a firewire card?
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04-17-2014, 07:18 AM
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I have 2 newer laptops and a desktop that is too old to handle firewire, heck it can barely run winxp I run win98 on it and it sits as a print server.
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04-17-2014, 08:14 AM
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well then that pc would be a big upgrade, but $200 sound like too much for the specs
i see computers comparable to that all the time locally for around $100 and even if it doesnt have firewire on the motherboard a $10 firewire card would fix that
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04-17-2014, 08:19 AM
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hm good point, I guess this one sells for that price cause its more of a "box" shape and not a huge bulky desktop pc..back to the drawing board
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04-18-2014, 02:14 AM
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Those small form factor "cubes" have horrible power supplies inside -- hot and small wattage. I'd avoid anything that's too small for its own good. Find a nice small tower with a normal power supply. The PSU is the most common component to wear out on a computer, and proprietary and special sized ones can be a pain to replace.
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04-21-2014, 08:07 AM
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whats your current setup?
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04-23-2014, 04:44 PM
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thanks for the info kp
nothing for a firewire setup premiumcapture. I use a "newer" hp laptop for capturing vhs/hi8/8mm tapes but I'd like to get a basic set up where everything goes into 1 pc. The laptop doesn't have a pci or PCI Express port either
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04-23-2014, 09:03 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815144040
no idea if it works or not, but if this is a long term project and you have money i would get a blackmagic card and an older mac pro.
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07-23-2014, 05:19 AM
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Did you get a new PC yet?
Have you ever consider simply adding a Firewire card?
Many motherboards also have Firewire output on the board, and you just need to add your own external ports. (I have at least one of these.)
I'd never get a Mac if the primary intention was to capture video.
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07-23-2014, 08:06 AM
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hi lordsmurf
I actually stumbled upon a slightly used one that had a firewire port built into it nothing special in terms of memory/ram/etc. but it captures perfectly. And the only apples allowed in my house are the ones you eat
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