What TV Input/Output device do you prefer to use to in order to view cable channels (coaxial) and plug your Play Station 2 into, so you can view it on your monitor/computer? I know that I should use Brooktree 878 and on other one, but as I look through the amount of different cards that use the Brooktree 878, I realize I don't want to choose a card that does not function well under linux. I have tried to search HCL and I came up with next to nothing, and if there was several, then it's search function needs to be seriously revised. WinTV Go and a couple others we're ones I managed to scrounge up, and I won't touch ATI unless I get the card for free. Even then I'd have to think about it. :P Anyways, I have two 20$ gift cards to best buy so I want to use it for a video capture card. Any suggestions would be great.

http://pchdtv.com/
This is probably not what you had in mind, but looks like it can give you unrestricted access to the cable channels ... and it is HDTV.