[AG-TECH] Video cards in PIG

[Ronald Crummett]

I am soon to be working on installing and configuring a PIG from a standard 
PC.  I have seen very little specs given for hardware to be used in a PIG 
node, which I can understand since most of them that I have heard of seem to 
be installed on laptops.  But with more hardware options available for a PC, 
I am wondering what hardware I need in it, particularly along the lines of 
video cards.

I want this PIG to be able to run two displays, so it seems reasonable that 
a dual-head video card would do the job.  But do I need a video capture card 
as well?  I really have no idea of the purpose of a video capture card, but 
it appears to be vital in a full room node so I am wondering if it is 
necessary in a PC PIG node as well, or what, since I am pretty sure I don't 
have one in my laptop.  Does it depend on the camera, or if I want to record 
the video sessions?  Thanks for the help.

-Ron Crummett

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