Video Capture Cards and Laptops

[Primex]

I just bought a Dell 9300 Inspiron Laptop. If I wanted to get a video capture card, would it be useless? I want to record from my camcorder and VCR but I'm being told that a video capture card is needed, but I was told that laptops can't have things like this added on to it. Is this true or do I have to get some other device?

 

[LaptopExtreme]

You can use strickly video capture cards, or TV tuner cards. Whatever hardware you buy, it'll come with the proper software for viewing and recording.

 

[Primex]

You can use strickly video capture cards, or TV tuner cards. Whatever hardware you buy, it'll come with the proper software for viewing and recording.

But would I be able to put this on my laptop? I thought hardware couldn't be put on laptops after they've been bought, or something to that effect since they limited space or somethng like that.

 

[diduknowthat]

for camcorders, if it uses firewire, you can get firewire PC card and use it on a laptop. You can also get external video capture devices.

 

[Geoff]

If its a PCI Card, then no it wont work. But you can use PCMCIA cards to add stuff like sound cards, modems, ect.

 

[Primex]

If its a PCI Card, then no it wont work. But you can use PCMCIA cards to add stuff like sound cards, modems, ect.

Huh? You gotta dumb some of that down for me. I'm kinda slow.

 

[Geoff]

Huh? You gotta dumb some of that down for me. I'm kinda slow.

PCI is what Desktop Computers use for add-on cards, such as TV Tuners. PCMCIA is what laptops use for add-on cards, such as a network card or sound card.