capturing AV from Xbox360 to handycam...

[ChrisM]

my friend and I want to capture some gameplay footage of some multiplayer games. Im going to be buying a Sony DCR-HC26 that has its I LINK connection which allows av input. My main question that throwing me off is how do I capture the footage but still be able to see whats going on on my TV? Is there an rca splitter I can buy? Im assuming id need to tap into the output of the xbox.

I've also got an output on my TV (basic red/white/yellow) but the manual doesnt really explain how it works. If thats something that can assist me great, but Id really like the output to be s-video.

I do have an HDTV so Im using component. Getting a component output to the handycam would be great. But Id live with an S-video feed if its easier. I've tried searching online for a splitter but I must be searching with the wrong words. Any idea what splitters I have to choose from? Maybe a point in the right direction if possible? Thanks in advance

[Jason Dunn]

Hmm. I'm sure it's possible, but I don't know enough about breakout boxes to know what would give you the best quality. You could pump your Xbox video signal into a splitter box, one signal going to your TV, and one going into something like this:

http://www.adstech.com/products/PYRO1394DVForNotebooks/intro/API601intro.asp?pid=API-601

Then you could capture it directly onto a PC.