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I prefer firewire devices, and if you want quality equipment look at the
canopus or miglia units. Both have a type of time base correcter which helps
keep the audio and video in sync, which some cheaper models don't.
USB boxes often save in mpeg files, which are then hard to edit.
It's all down to whether you want to edit or not.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"George S. Ellis" <george.ellis@9delta9.com> wrote in message
news:uR16DG4QFHA.2348@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I prefer PCI card and Firewire devices, but some USB devices are OK.
>
> "Doug" <doug57@www.com> wrote in message
> news:ONnKER3QFHA.3096@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > How good are capture devices that plug into the USB port?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "George S. Ellis" <george.ellis@9delta9.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23Xf4e31QFHA.2384@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Thumbs up on Kenneth's reply. I do believe some combo
players/recorders
> >> are around $200 now. You PC will be fine, but you probably will need
to
> >> cleanup after every other tape. There are some packages that contain
all
> >> you need (capture device, software, DVD authoring software). Pinnacle
> >> ships most of those and they include Studio 9, which also will create
> >> DVDs with chapters. With a capture device, prices start at $100 for the
> >> most basic. You will also need a burner and they start at around $60
for
> >> the two I would recommend (NEC and Pioneer).
> >>
> >> Unless you plan to edit and combine videos, I would get the combo
writer.
> >>
> >> "Kenneth J. Harris" <kharris@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in message
> >> news:%23JXZam1QFHA.164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>> Easiest and best(unless you want to do editing/menus etc) is to get a
> >>> DVD/VCR combo recorder. You put your tape in the VCR slot, put a
blank
> >>> DVD in the DVD tray and press the button. Your tape is transferred to
a
> >>> DVD. To do this with a computer, you need a capture device--either a
> >>> card that goes into an empty PCI slot inside your computer or an
> >>> external capture box which connects to a USB port on the computer.
> >>> Either type of capture device usually comes with the necessary
software.
> >>> You will also need a DVD burner for your computer (there are internal
> >>> and external types--internal probably better). These also come with
> >>> software to record and burn. The same software will let you make
copies
> >>> of your DVD. More info at this site: www.videohelp.com
> >>>
> >>> Ken
> >>>
> >>> Doug wrote:
> >>>> I have VHS tapes that I have made over the years of family
gatherings.
> >>>> What do I need to copy a VHS tape to a DVD or CD? Tell me what type
of
> >>>> card, software, and DVD burner I would need. Nothing too expensive. I
> >>>> then want to make copies of the DVD. I have a Gatway 2.6 gig
prossesor,
> >>>> 80 gig hard drive and 512 memory.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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