There are a whole load of Video latch on devices for a PC, which, in my view are fairly useless.

I'd go down the route of buying a DVD recorder with a hard drive. You'll need one with an S-Video input. And many now step this up to certainly 720P for a high def, output (HDMI) Newer ones will probably step up to 1080p.

The flexibility of a DVD recorder with a HDD will allow you to record as many takes as you want, edit and title them, also write to DVD if desired.

I'd go for the machine with the largest possible hard drive I could afford, these high def data files are usually pretty huge. Especially when uncompressed.

Worth checking for one that also has a USB port for quick file transfers.

Finally, if funds are available, then a Blue Ray recorder with a Hard Drive. Again make sure you have a S-Video input, USB port and the output ports you need. Blue ray will by definition mean you're using high def. quality video.

Oh ......... check that the box that you do buy also has a suitable connection for the monitor you're using.

Here's a url for the wikipedia website on the subject:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

Towards the bottom, there are links to Extra High def 1440p and Ultra high def 4320p

I would imagine we're stepping into the realms of financial fantasy with this stuff, but its worth a read.

Hi Luis, there are many thing to be taken into consideration, 1080 is a resolution, things you should consider when looking for the correct machine for this sort of job is

Length of Video, Video Dimensions, Video Source connectors, and even the location of the machine and server in regards to heat and dust aspects, and of course Budget.



Key Specs however are go for a High End Video Card with as much on board memory on the video card as much as possible.

A Quad Core Processor or if you can afford it dual quad core, if you want to do this on a budget then a minimum of a Intel i7

Depending on how many Videos you are storing then a Enterprise SAS or SATA hard drive, with 1tb disc space. again depending on budget, go for 2 drives 160gb for the Operating system, and then a TB as the 2nd drive to save the videos on.

Its a impossible thing to spec really, as budget is the key, a good starter area if going in blind is go for a high end Gamers machine, as these tend to be specced right up, a server is also a good choice, but then you need to get a High End graphics card added.

I hope this help, please let me know if you have any other questions. If this is enough to be getting on with I would appreciate you leaving me a good rating and feed back

Warm Regards
Andy

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