"i'm_tired" <it_isnt_valid@emailaddy.edu> wrote in message news:ym_Sa.117106$H17.35099@sccrnsc02...

> Krazy Kanuk wrote:

> > I notice that a lot of new MBs have firewire built in.....Is it

> > better to use that or should I keep my old PCI firewire card?....I

> > know my old one works fine but perhaps the built in ones are faster?

> > Len

> Be careful. Reading alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus showed me that firewire

> doesn't always work as advertized when it is built into the motherboard.

> Currently, some large number of Asus A7N8X-Deluxe rev 1.4 and 2.0

> motherboards will not send video back to the camera when people want it to.

> In several dozen threads on the topic, users of other models (and even other

> brands) of mainboard with firewire buit in made mention of similar problems

> and other anomolys. When/If you find a mainboard that you like that has the

> features you desire, don't stop with just reading the reviews at Toms

> hardware and in whatever PC magazines you subscribe to or find in your local

> library. Visit any available forum where others with similar needs are

> already using and commenting on that particual piece of hardware. Then read

> read read, and ask as many questions as you can think of before buying.

Thanks for a very useful post. We used to build all our

computers, but decided ready-made fast computers were

too cheap to pass up. Even with what appeared to be good

parts, buying off-the-shelf resulted in a long string of problems

(and the *re*discovery that MUCH faster may be only a little

faster in practice, and not worth the trouble...;-). Among

many problems: the MB FireWire would not export video to

the camera, and trying to use FireWire for TV view while using

the computer monitor preview window resulted in a "fast"

1fps frame rate (kinda useless...). We went to a mix of older

software/hardware and newer to get good performance,

but there are still shortcomings...

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