Hi everyone,
I’m looking to acquire a very cheap setup to bring around, a monitor + system. I want to go as cheap as possible, so I’m looking at 19" monitors and used systems. I’ve checked digitalversus and search google but they only seem to have lag comparisons for 22" + ones, and I really don’t want to spend the extra $40/$50 to get one when I know I’m not going to use it that often, since it’s an extra set up mainly being used for portability. Does anybody have any experience with their own 19" monitors, or can direct me somewhere where they have input lag comparisons for smaller monitors?
Second, I bought a Hauppage HD PVR because I wanted to capture some video, but it only accepts component and composite input. Unfortunately, component lags a bit more than VGA on the T220HD setup I have at home, and not many people have lag-free component setups… they are most likely running VGA. What can I use to capture VGA signals? Is it better to find something that captures VGA natively, or should I buy a VGA to component converter box? Does anybody have any experience with that? I also don’t mind if I record in Standard Definition but play in High Definition, but I’m not sure how that’s done and whether or not it is cost efficient. The VGA to component box is already about $125, added on top of the PVR at $170.
Thanks in advance for any help that you can give me. =)