<p>Hardware encoders used for best performance, not quality. So, if you don't need realtime, I suggest to use software encoder with many options.</p>

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2017-09-03T04:21:10.773Z
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<p>Is it better to go with a video capture card with h.264 encoding or just a raw input port? I have powerful pc but not sure best card to use for high quality image, reliability, and ease of install.</p>

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# PCIe video capture card

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-03)

Is it better to go with a video capture card with h.264 encoding or just a raw input port? I have powerful pc but not sure best card to use for high quality image, reliability, and ease of install.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Hardware encoders used for best performance, not quality. So, if you don't need realtime, I suggest to use software encoder with many options.


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