HDMI + NTSC/PAL coax input for PC - Do they exist?

[Antnee]

I'm looking for a couple of things, really:

Firstly, I'd like to run an HDMI-in to my PC so that I can connect consoles etc. I considered just running them straight to the monitor and using an HDMI switcher, but I don't have sound on the monitor. Maybe there are better options, but it would be nice to be able to run them straight into the PC so there are also options for screen capture etc.

Secondly, I have a number of old and/or Japanese consoles (like a Nintendo 64DD) that requires NTSC-J support. These are either on composite RCA cables or simple RF coax. The problem I've been having is finding a card that supports NTSC-J and PAL so that I can also run the old UK hardware.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that I'll need one solution for the HDMI issue, one for the NTSC-J input, and another for the PAL input, all of which will probably make more sense outside of the PC, I'm sure (screen-cap would be great, but it's not essential).

Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks

 

[burdenbound]

I am pretty sure you can not hook up a console to your computer, if you are wanting to use your computer monitor as a display you will need to do what you stated and use an HDMI switcher, for audio you will need to connect your consoles to a separate speaker or use your computer speakers along with some other form of switcher or receiver.

 

[ikaz]

your going to have to purchase a capture card device basically that is what people use to capture the video you see at game sites like IGN and gametrailers to name a few.

 

[Antnee]

Thanks for the feedback guys. So something from the likes of Hauppauge? I've seen a couple that looked promising but they're either PCI (not PCI-e) or only appear to support PAL or NTSC (and they're not specifying whether it's the NTSC-J Japanese variant or not - not sure if that matters) and not both. It seems that at the very least I may need one to support PAL and another to support NTSC. The question then, I guess, is whether the software can support that or not!