Suggested Analog Capture Devices

Analog technology was used for television and gaming prior to the invention of digital HD (high definition) TV. Analog signals were historically displayed on "tube" TVs with a 4x3 aspect ratio. Tube TVs are still used today by many people that like to play retro games on the original consoles.

With Squad Wall you can play your favorite retro gaming consoles on HD TVs or projectors, to still have the retro game fun, but also play on your newer displays or home theaters. Additionally with Squad Wall you can play multiple consoles at one time on one screen.

Squad Wall will work with many analog capture devices, however the performance of different capture devices vary. Testing is done with the original Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Wii, and Playstation 2 consoles. The same capture devices should work with any analog signals including VCRs, DVD players, etc. Squad Wall has been optimized to allow low to mid-ranged priced capture devices to still provide a great user experience. There are other higher end capture devices that should work well with Squad Wall as well, however the following lower priced devices have been verified to work with Squad Wall.

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UCEC USB 2.0 Video Capture Card Device

~ $24

The UCEC analog video capture device performed the best in our testing with Squad Wall. Performance was acceptable to play all of the tested classic gaming systems on Squad Wall.

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VHS to Digital Convertor

~$12

The VHS to Digital Convertor works well after initial start up. However for some reason this device makes some odd sounds during about the first 20 seconds when starting to play. After the initial 20 seconds it plays perfectly well too with all of the classic game consoles.

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RCA Splitter

~ $8

If you want to create your own analog configuration to play on one tube TV and still display your video on Squad Wall, you can use this simple cable coupled with one of the capture devices to output your analog signal to both displays.

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Squad Wall Retro Video Games