Can I watch television or video tapes on the Buz?
Sure, if you have something that can output S-Video or Composite video. The Buz does not have a TV tuner, so you will need an external VCR or channel tuner box with “Video Out”. You can watch the video by running any program with a live Buz “preview” window. The included MGI VideoWave will work, but it hogs most of the computer screen with GUI buttons. You will likely want to use something smaller like the simpler VidCap32.exe. Overlay vs. Preview The Buz has two different preview modes: “Overlay” and “Preview”. In Overlay mode, the Buz writes to your PCI video card using DirectDraw. This can display a full 30 frames per second, with minimal load on your CPU. In “Preview” mode, the CPU uses the Buz to capture and compress each frame, and then manually displays it on your screen. Think of it as a still-frame capture, over and over. This is not likely to keep up with the full video framerate, and it imposes a huge load on your machine. In addition, because of the added compression step,
