AIW 9600 PRO vs XT Version (ATI All In Wonder video capture cards)

[rocko]

Is there any different features or cables/connections AIW 9600 PRO vs XT? ....While shopping I saw a 9600 "PRO" but the photo looks like the XT version with fan and fan housing,..Also saw a 9600 ''PRO"(Pal),but there was only big white square connector on card (output only?),With no round purple connector (input?)

[kpmedia]

The big square connectors are large cable bundles for in/out, and certain 9600 cards allowed you to use two monitors. That's one reason those cards were so popular among small studio users. Those were pro features on what was supposed to be a "consumer" line card.

I'd also suggest some stores/sellers use stock photos and the wrong names for cards. That was a problem even back when sold new at stores like Best Buy. Easy to mix up XT, Pro, etc. (I'm probably guilty of that myself, to be honest.) Once upon a time, you could just go the ATI website, and it showed which was which. That, of course, isn't the case now, since AMD dumped most legacy ATI site content.