applehazelnut
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I just got the VisionTek ATI TV Wonder 650 from Dell. You can record analog NTSC closed captioning in Vista's Media Center.
The way it works is that you turn closed captioning to always on in the settings section of Media Center and record the TV show that you're watching. Then when you play the recorded TV back, it'll have closed captioning on it.
It looks like the way it works is that Vista will record whatever is on the screen, and if the closed captioning is turned on, it'll record the closed captioning along with the TV show you're watching.
At least that's the way I think it works. I will give an update if I find something different.
One other really great feature is that the close captioning will stay on the screen when you pause live TV in Media Center.
If you have Vista, getting a TV tuner card to record and watch TV with closed captioning is a good option.
One thing I noticed was that when Vista is installing new drivers, the TV will stutter a little so don't install anything new when you're recording something.
I got the PCI express x1 version. You'll want to make sure that your motherboard has a PCI express x1 slot available. One other thing I noticed was that my video card on the PCI express x16 slot takes over the room of the PCI express x1 slot right next to it. So just be aware that you may not be able to use that slot. Look in your motherboard's manual, it'll let you know if you have a PCI express x1 slot.
You can also get this TV tuner card in the regular PCI standard. All motherboards will have that. I just got the PCI-e version because PCI-e is faster so I figure the tuner can benefit from that faster access speed. Besides, all new motherboards have PCI-e nowadays.
The resale value of this card on eBay is insane. People are buying these things used for pretty much the same price as new ones. I recommend just getting a new one from your favorite online store.
The way it works is that you turn closed captioning to always on in the settings section of Media Center and record the TV show that you're watching. Then when you play the recorded TV back, it'll have closed captioning on it.
It looks like the way it works is that Vista will record whatever is on the screen, and if the closed captioning is turned on, it'll record the closed captioning along with the TV show you're watching.
At least that's the way I think it works. I will give an update if I find something different.
One other really great feature is that the close captioning will stay on the screen when you pause live TV in Media Center.
If you have Vista, getting a TV tuner card to record and watch TV with closed captioning is a good option.
One thing I noticed was that when Vista is installing new drivers, the TV will stutter a little so don't install anything new when you're recording something.
I got the PCI express x1 version. You'll want to make sure that your motherboard has a PCI express x1 slot available. One other thing I noticed was that my video card on the PCI express x16 slot takes over the room of the PCI express x1 slot right next to it. So just be aware that you may not be able to use that slot. Look in your motherboard's manual, it'll let you know if you have a PCI express x1 slot.
You can also get this TV tuner card in the regular PCI standard. All motherboards will have that. I just got the PCI-e version because PCI-e is faster so I figure the tuner can benefit from that faster access speed. Besides, all new motherboards have PCI-e nowadays.
The resale value of this card on eBay is insane. People are buying these things used for pretty much the same price as new ones. I recommend just getting a new one from your favorite online store.
