From experience (leadtek, Dvico) buying a cheap card will be buying trouble. Reject this path and spend a little bit more and a get an Avermedia (
http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Prod...Id=20&device=1)
It's not that more expensive (arounf 100-110) and you'll be way, way happier as there is no greater pain than a card that doesn't work reliably and consitently. And i've experienced child birth... well my missus did but I had to watch
