Do I need a new video card to hook my PC up to my new HDTV? [more inside]
posted by muckster on Dec 23, 2009 - 11 answers

I intend to make this weekend a gaming weekend. I haven't played video games in a long time. At least not as seriously as I used to. Do you have any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by wolfr on Nov 20, 2009 - 40 answers

The easiest way to do this is to tell you what I need: I want someone to be able to work on a laptop and be able to broadcast the video information on the screen wirelessly to more than 1 TV. My question is - how? [more inside]
posted by neksys on Nov 16, 2009 - 13 answers

How can I play console games through my computer monitor? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Oct 5, 2009 - 9 answers

Can you recommend software for managing Flip videos on a PC? [more inside]
posted by muckster on May 5, 2009 - 1 answer

Will I be able to run modern games on my PC? [more inside]
posted by Frasermoo on Apr 29, 2009 - 10 answers

I would like to buy a card/box to connect post-cable-box (like tivo) to connect to my computer and record whatever is playing on channel 3? [more inside]
posted by prodevel on Apr 25, 2009 - 4 answers

I just purchased a Canon HV20 and am clueless as to the software I should use and the hardware requirements I'm looking at. [more inside]
posted by lattiboy on Apr 18, 2009 - 3 answers

Question: where can I find a valid coupon/discount code for a Dell XPS 730x. I've heard there's some out there for 20-25% off, but I can't seem to find anything online that's working. Failing that, how much of a difference is it really if I just build a really sweet XPS 630? [more inside]
posted by Bageena on Feb 10, 2009 - 4 answers

What's a simple to use, inexpensive or free video editing software (PC/Win XP) for a ten year old? [more inside]
posted by lee on Jan 28, 2009 - 8 answers

What's the best way to play N64 on your laptop? (Controllers question) [more inside]
posted by scission on Dec 18, 2008 - 14 answers

I have an HP Pavilion a1200y desktop. When you turn it on the monitor is blank, how can I fix this? [more inside]
posted by banished on May 26, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me guess which part of my homebrew PC is causing my POST video failure. [more inside]
posted by mindsound on Mar 12, 2008 - 12 answers

I'd like to record live video directly from my FireWire DV camera using Windows XP. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted by russ9595 on Feb 18, 2008 - 4 answers

I'd like to get some Hi-8 videos into to my PC via a Sony Handycam using a video S cable through a Pinnacle DC10 plus card. [more inside]
posted by watercarrier on Jan 16, 2008 - 1 answer

I'm looking for help compiling a top 20 "must play" list of essential videogames. [more inside]
posted by monkeyagent on Jan 8, 2008 - 66 answers

I'm interested in buying a TV Tuner Card for my PC, but I don't know where to find good reviews. Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap, decent-quality card that preferably comes with a remote? [more inside]
posted by Aanidaani on Dec 27, 2007 - 9 answers

How is desktop formed? How do icons get on scraen? [more inside]
posted by Naberius on Dec 23, 2007 - 15 answers

How can I a) crop off the whole bottom half of a video, b) zoom in on my subject after I've already made the video, or c) hide the face of someone in the video? While I'm asking, how about taking a video made on a Canon (designed for stills, so their video actual size is small, which means it pixilates horribly when you put it on youtube) and making it stay actual size when placed on the web? I'm on a windows notebook and hoping any of this is even possible. Thanks! [more inside]
posted by thewhynotgirl on Dec 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Anybody have experience doing manipulation of video in near real-time? Advice and general guidance needed. [more inside]
posted by srboisvert on Sep 27, 2007 - 6 answers

I just bought a pretty high-end Dell PC with a large LCD monitor. It's got dual Core2 CPUs @ 2.66GHz, 4 GB of RAM, and a decent graphics card. The monitor is a widescreen 27" Dell Ultrasharp. So far, I like the PC. But I was disappointed to find that the first PC game I tried (BioShock) runs TERRIBLY. The game does run pretty well on my slightly older PC, which only has a 19" monitor. So, I think the large, widescreen monitor is the problem. Is that correct? Are there tricks to running the latest games on a large LCD monitor? Many thanks in advance for any advice and insight.
posted by stuehler on Sep 26, 2007 - 19 answers

What is the cheapest PC video card available that supports Pixel Shader. [more inside]
posted by OlderThanTOS on Aug 30, 2007 - 13 answers

Homemade DVD server- Whats the best/easiest/cheapest way? [more inside]
posted by weiler63 on Jul 12, 2007 - 17 answers

TV tuner card and Windows Media Center problem with audio only and green screen instead of video. Why? [more inside]
posted by Blue Buddha on Jul 6, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm in the market for a low-end (under $2k) HD flat panel tv, I'm thinking plasma, but could be persuaded otherwise. DirecTV, MediaPC and [more inside]
posted by TuxHeDoh on Jan 9, 2007 - 11 answers

Will this [see Newegg] DVI-only, PCI-x add-on card work with many/any motherboards? [more inside]
posted by onshi on Dec 15, 2006 - 8 answers

What's the next upgrade I should perform on my PC? [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Nov 14, 2006 - 13 answers

I have a Freeview box with SCART output that I want to watch on my PC. It doesnt have any kind of video input yet, but thats where you lovely people come in. [more inside]
posted by lemonfridge on Nov 6, 2006 - 7 answers

Does anyone know a decent real-time MPEG-2 capture program for the PC? One that produces high-quality output (as good as a standard DVD recorder), produces DVD compliant MPEG2 files, and is preferably free (or cheap). [more inside]
posted by ascullion on Sep 10, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm looking for an add-on for a pc running Windows XP that will give me additional video outputs (An extra vga port, an rca or s-video port, etc). Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by Silent Thomas on Aug 2, 2006 - 7 answers

Is there a way I can communicate via an iSight on my Mac (10.4) with someone who insists on using MSN Messenger 7.5? [more inside]
posted by Wolof on Feb 19, 2006 - 8 answers

Recommend me good PC gaming websites. [more inside]
posted by uncle harold on Dec 8, 2005 - 14 answers

I have a Mac and my friend has a PC. How can we stream a live video capture of our desktops to each other ? [more inside]
posted by jruckman on Nov 18, 2005 - 4 answers

I need a new video card for my old PC, with an Abit kt7-raid (which has AGP 2x/4x support). Will any AGP graphics card work? Any AGP 4x or 2x? [more inside]
posted by delmoi on Nov 18, 2005 - 4 answers

I have an old Intel Celeron 501MHz PC sitting around collecting dust. I'm wondering whether it would be suitable as a video server for my television, assuming I upgrade it with WiFi and a TV card. I don't have/want cable, so I don't necessarily need TiVo-like capabilities, but it would be nice to have something that could access my WiFi network, grab my downloads (mostly fansubbed anime, foriegn shows, etc.), and play them on the home theatre system. Is it worthwhile to use such a system for this purpose? Is there a more elegant solution that I'm overlooking that doesn't involve burning a ton of DVDs?
posted by insomnia_lj on Nov 3, 2005 - 5 answers

As part of my work, I need to extract clips from movies and burn them to a DVD. [more inside]
posted by Neiltupper on Oct 8, 2005 - 7 answers

I like watching DVDs on my PC. What program should I use for greatest enjoyment? [more inside]
posted by selfnoise on Jul 7, 2005 - 10 answers

I have a 2.53Ghz Pentium PC (Alienware), 512 MB RAM, and want to play the latest games on it with very good quality. I have a (now lowly) Radeon 9700 Pro video card. Should I bother upgrading the video card, or wait to get a new system? [more inside]
posted by robbie01 on Jul 5, 2005 - 20 answers

So I saw an article in MAKE magazine about recording HDTV on your Mac with an "over the air" antenna....but I've never seen a detailed run through with Hardware and Software suggestions for a windows machine.....Where can I find out about this?
posted by stevyb on May 26, 2005 - 2 answers

Anyone know of the best way to take screenshots of video on a PC? I notice that DVDs and mpegs and avis all seem to do a weird matte screen thing where video is projected "above" the video player on your screen, so all screengrabs are blank. There must be a hack to get a simple grab every now and then off this sort of video. Anyone ever figure this out?
posted by mathowie on Mar 21, 2005 - 8 answers

PC video to TV filter! [more inside]
posted by freudianslipper on Jan 25, 2005 - 8 answers

I was thinking of getting into video editing and production. I want to do it on the PC because I can get the equipment cheaper, and I want to do it at minimal cost but professional quality. I am looking at Adobe Premiere for video editing. My biggest question, though, is what camera should I get? I was looking at the Canon XL1S, but I also saw an ad in Wired for a JVC GR-HD1... which is better and why? Or is there another alternative camera I should get?
posted by banished on Dec 9, 2003 - 11 answers