Wanted: ATI AIW PCI card and Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI card

[vhsdigital34]

Needs to work with P4 2.4 Ghz 2GB ram running XP. Thank you.

[volksjager]

the card you want is the all in wonder 7500 VE
this is a PCI version of the 7500
there are a few listed on ebay

[vhsdigital34]

Thanks Volksjager,

Do you happen to have either the AIW or sound blaster?

[volksjager]

i have an SB card posted on ebay together with a 7500 AGP card, but it isnt the 2 ZS you asked about.
there should be some of those on ebay as well.
the only AIW cards i have right now are AGP

[vhsdigital34]

Thanks Volksjager, I appreciate the info

[BuffaloChuck]

We have a handful of old AGPs matched up with SB cards, too. Those still give the best VHS conversions and analog recordings.

[vhsdigital34]

Thanks BuffaloChuck but my rig only has PCI slots

[BuffaloChuck]

For us, it's the software that gives us the power and flexibility for 'best' results, not the AGP or PCI connector - but the 'old' software, so if you can find those 7500 or 8500AIWs, their software should be equivalent to the last of the AGPs'.

[volksjager]

it is definitely worth swapping your motherboard to one with an AGP slot

[lordsmurf]

The Theatre Rage (100) and Theatre 200 chips are what matter, not AGP vs PCI vs PCI-E.
Creative Sound Blaster cards actually not as good as Turtle Beach cards, but those are much harder to locate these days.

[vhsdigital34]

Hi lordsmurf,

Would the turtle beach card work on my set up (P4 2.4 Ghz 2GB ram running XP)? If so, would any turtle beach card work? I see a few of them on eBay but not sure if they're the right ones. Thank you

[lordsmurf]

The Santa Cruz cards are excellent -- much better than Sound Blaster cards.

- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turtle-Beach...item338ee3bb93
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Voyetra-Turt...item3ce196c005
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turtle-Beach...item35d6cb05c5
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-in-Box-V...item4181317e98 (NEW!!)
- etc

When new, these cards were $35 (EOL) to $60.

I bought one, and liked it so much, that I bought several more and trashed (or retired) all other cards in my systems.

The biggest difference is that audio is not falsely pumped up -- like SoundBlaste cards of the era -- and has greater dynamics.

[vhsdigital34]

Thank you Lordsmurf!

Just got one for $15! Just need that AIW now. =)

[vhsdigital34]

None of these cards would capture stereo though, correct? I only see a line in jack on these

[volksjager]

yes they are stereo - you can use either:
1: a "Y" cable - red/white RCAs on one side and 3.5mm stereo phono jack (line in) on the other directly from your deck
2: an internal cd/aux audio cable from the ATI card to the sound card using the internal connectors on the cards
3: the ATI breakout cable to the line in jack

[vhsdigital34]

Thank you very much Volksjager!

[Lightsword]

I assume the turtle beach cards are used for analog only capture, such as converting cassette and records to digital audio? Would these help with video capture when using an All-In-Wonder (AGP) capture setup?

[kpmedia]

The topic of the thread was ATI AIW cards ... so yes.

[Lightsword]

Thanks, just wanted to be sure

[vhsdigital34]

Hi,

Just got my hands on the 7500 ve radeon PCI card. I assumed this would work with the regular 4 pin mini din. Looks like the input is actually a non standard 8 pin mini din. Is there a place that sells a 4 pin SVideo to this 8 pin mini din or is there an adapter somewhere I can get? I can't test whether the card works cause of this roadblock. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much