i need some advice on a good piece of hardware to capture some VHS tapes to PC. i did read some good reviews on the ati 9800 pro all in wonder.AGP, don't think thats available anymore??.if i went that way it would upgrade my spare PC ( two birds with one stone) but i'm not to bothered a dedicated device would do. xp pro/sp 2 120gb hdd plextor dvd-r pioneer dvd r Abit NF7-S V2.0 Mobo, xp2500 mobile @ 200x11/1.575v, 2X512 crucial Pc3200, MSI X800 Pro-TD256 AGP 256M PA9C-42CU cooper hea

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Take a look at this device. http://www.hauppauge.com/html/usb_data.htm It plugs into a USB port, so it can be used on more than one computer. And Hauppauge are one of (if no the) best video capture brands around. Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.

I was not able to find a price on their site for that model (Model 602 WinTV-USB) but did find another with USB 2 (WinTV-PVR-USB2 NTSC (or PAL)) for $129.99 US. Another alternative worth considering for it's price $79 US. Plextor PX-AV100U. It comes with Win-DVD recording software. Of course these two noted devices do have different features for the price difference. (I use that later device.) Regards, Bryan