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SpeedKills:
bi-directional ports are sinful.  (sex joke)

I guess I'll have to look around.  I had heard something about a piece of hardware people buy to capture, and then convert it to avi or some other format, but you'd think someone would have made it simpler by now!

Saras:
I'd go for 1440/1600p for anything equal or larger than a 25 inch screen for a monitor. Size is nice and all, but it should have the detail to deal with it.

If you're upgrading to a larger size, upgrade the detail as well. There's little point in just bloating it out. To record games and the like, you'll need a capture card. As for what card to go for, I'm not exactly qualified to recommend. There are plenty of reviews on youtube that show footage and pricing like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvJiCDxvO7c so just pick something to suit your needs.

Having said that, I did use the black magic intensity pro for a bit. While the quality was superb, it was prone to breaking. So if you aren't tech savy, avoid that. If you are, it's probably 5 times better than general run of the mill cards designed to record xboxs and ps3s.

bunalz:

--- Quote from: SpeedKills on February 07, 2013, 02:20:18 PM ---I had heard something about a piece of hardware people buy to capture
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You mean like AverMedia, Hauppauge, and BM Intensity Shuttle?


--- Quote ---and then convert it to avi or some other format, but you'd think someone would have made it simpler by now!
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The conversion part is not a necessity. People do them because they're not getting the desired format for reasons like editing and uploading. Different devices have different encoding preferences (some allow you to make an option like the Hauppauge PVR).

Trust me, these devices are simple enough already. It's just that they are not perfected yet—limitations: format and compatibility (consoles, TVs, CPU chipsets). Though, AverMedia doesn't require a PC to do the recording.

There is also another method: Using a videocam as the capture device (not directly recording them as you would normally). For 5th/6th generation consoles, the quality's fine: standard cables (component ones are possible but need a lot of work). For the newer ones, you'll be stuck with 480p quality. Capture devices like the Intensity Shuttle and GC1000 offer HDMI. However, you still have the problem with HDCP-protected contents.

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