Well this is exactly what we were trying to get donations for. I’ve sold some personal property as well, and was able to front some of the cash to purchase the card itself. It should be here, in all it’s glory, on Friday this week, or Monday next week!
We still need donations, so please feel free to keep them coming (go to the “Live” page to find the donate button). We still need more hardware and cabling that is just too expensive for our staff members right now.
Once all is said and done, the setup should follow this flowchat exactly. (Click for a larger view)
Once we continue collecting donations, we should be able to purchase the other remaining components and start streaming our HD consoles and even capturing some moments in HD for posting on sites like YouTube.
I will be sure to photo/video document the unboxing and installation of the Intensity Pro card, and let you all know how it works.
There has been some doubt about it working on my X58 architecture board, but some forum goers have said it shouldn’t be an issue. Blackmagic’s official take on it is “not supported” but the retailer I purchased from allows a 30 day grace period for money-back returns. If this setup doesn’t work, there are other (slightly more expensive) solutions we will strive for. I’m fairly certain this should go off without a hitch though.
Anonymous on March 9th, 2010 at 2:10 PM says:
If this doesn’t work, you can just give it to me
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Corey DeGrandchamp Reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 2:14 PM
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I’m not so sure about that one
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Anonymous on March 9th, 2010 at 2:12 PM says:
I’ll make my site better! I’ll stream something much cooler! Like Kittens 24/7
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Corey DeGrandchamp Reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 2:13 PM
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Oh hello Jimmy!
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Sean Harper on March 9th, 2010 at 7:22 PM says:
Don’t forget, i got a whopping 10$ donation coming thursday. lmao
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Corey DeGrandchamp Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 10:03 AM
@Sean Harper,
Oh i’m looking foward to it , I will not forget
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Corey DeGrandchamp Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 10:03 AM
@Sean Harper,
PS, sean, you can make an avatar at http://www.gravatar.com
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Anonymous on March 18th, 2010 at 9:52 AM says:
You don’t need an HDMI splitter, the card itself has in/out for both HDMI and composite.
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Corey DeGrandchamp Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 11:14 AM
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Right, but that would require me running TWO 50 foot segments of HDMI cable, I just didn’t want to do that when I could buy a cheap powered splitter, and run one 3ft cable to the splitter, another 3ft to the TV, and ONE 50ft to the card.
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