What is a good device to capture video and audio from a TV and port it over to a PC for editing?

Question

I'm looking for the ability to record anything on tv and then bring it over to my computer for editing.

For example, say i was making a documentary on something everyone knows, Nintendo. Suppose i already did all my research, have interviews, pictures etc. Now i want some in game footage of what their finished products are like. Is there a device, harware or software that would enable me to record what my TV output is either to a USB storage device or my computer's hard drive directly then edit it like any normal data?

If the answer is yes please include either a product name, company, website or contact information. While a price range and/or other information would be greatly appreciated i can make do without.

Thank you so much in advance.

I'm looking for the ability to record anything on tv and then bring it over to my computer for editing.

For example, say i was making a documentary on something everyone knows, Nintendo. Suppose i already did all my research, have interviews, pictures etc. Now i want some in game footage of what their finished products are like. Is there a device, harware or software that would enable me to record what my TV output is either to a USB storage device or my computer's hard drive directly then edit it like any normal data?

If the answer is yes please include either a product name, company, website or contact information. While a price range and/or other information would be greatly appreciated i can make do without.

Thank you so much in advance.

I forgot to add that i am working on a Laptop without a PCI slot that i know of, so i would greatly appreciate either an additional link to external ones or a USB version of the hardware if at all possible thank you so much

Answer 1

WinTV-PVR-150
I've been using this device for a year now & am amazed at its absolute flawless performance.
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr150.html

I would recommend it to anyone. The manufacturer Hauppauge specializes in such products & does nothing else.

For editing (removing commercials & such) I use VideoReDo Plus, which is the easiest & fastest video editor I've ever seen .... & I have them ALL.
http://www.videoredo.com/

It will even edit Windows Media Center DVR-MS files & save them as MPEG.
You can later use software like Total Video Converter 3.00 to convert the file to Xvid or Divx.
http://www.soft32.com/download_122056.html

I do this kind of stuff daily ... please feel free to e-mail me if you have more questions.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 2

An item like this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1048731&CatId=1425
would suit your needs.

There are also USB versions in case you would want to use it with other computers.