maestro7879

I wish I could write more but I haven't been able to successfully start the software and see any sort of image. I initially bought this card because I thought it would be compatible with i-Catcher Console. I was wrong and I can't recommend this card to anyone. I tried the included software and have had many crashes. A little background on me. I run a data center so I'm very familiar with computers and systems and this card has proven to be completely useless. If I can't set this card up in 30 minutes then it's worthless. I can't trust any card that is this difficult to get working. Don't buy it. The one app for it is called POS - Very fitting.

I've tried the cheap usb 4-ch DVR. It's what you expect. One channel in most programs unless you use the program supplied that switches the inputs. I guess that's why I was surprised that the (more $$$) Avermedia didn't work with a WDM compatible program. It had such great reviews but once again it seems that it is built for one piece of software.

I think I could strike it rich if I would design a card that worked everywhere. I have RAID cards at work that are much more complicated then this and work anywhere. Why can't DVR cards ? The docking station is connected to the laptop via a connector on the bottom of the laptop. I have connected everything from video cards to modems through that docking station with no problems. I will update tomorrow with my findings on a true motherboard. I also ordered a Picolo 2 Pro off ebay that is supposed to work with i-Catcher so we will see if that works (possibly tomorrow or Saturday).

I can put any card in this docking station and it will work (except this one). Fortunately I have PCs at my disposal so I will try a "true" PCI slot and see if the results are different tomorrow. This PCI slot has seen more action then a girl on the corner and never flinched so I can't see why this card is a problem.

I wasn't basing my post on 3rd party software solely. I tried i-Catcher first then I tried the Avermedia app that comes with it and it didn't work. I'm using a IBM t31 laptop and Windows XP 32 bit. i-Catcher was disabled while I tried the Avermedia app. I uninstalled the card from the docking station and re-installed and ran the install from the CD and it didn't work. I treat things like I do at work, if it doesn't work right away it will get the boot (no pun intended). I understand this card is cheap but I had a bt8x8 card work better previously. I used that card for 2 years but replaced it because it wouldn't display more then 1 input (I understand why).