Frame Grabber Resolution Problems

I am using a Hauppauge WinTV GO Plus card as a frame grabber. Unfortunately this card is only capable of half PAL resolution at best (according to Hauppauge) so I am not getting the best resolution that the camera is capable of.

Here's an example of what my setup is achieving with the Hauppauge card:

Above: Night time image with nearly full moon.

and here's what the camera is capable of:


The image above is from a similar HB-710E camera setup at the University of Saskatoon. As you can see there is much less noise and much better resolution! Me thinks the Hauppauge card is destined for the bin!