Capture card or Bridge?

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Generally speaking what would be better? A capture card or a bridge. All would be in a reasonable price range, say $300 or less. Any good suggestions on what I should get? My sources would be cable TV not digital cable, and from a Sony Handycam. Both would be analog. the Handycam uses Hi8 8mm tapes. Both sources are NTSC. Any good suggestions on what I should get or not get? Hauppauge seems interesting, or would Dazzle bridges be good? Then again, Hauppauge has TV tuners too.

-TIA

[holistic]

Have a look at this card . It may suit your needs.

http://www.canopus.com/US/products/advc-50/pt_advc-50.asp#technical_specification


Using this card will offer the same advantages as the dazzle bridge (from what the spec sheet reveals)

You could go one step further and run the VCR through it for TV captures in a DV format of `3.7Mb/sec.

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[The village idiot]

ARRRRR! No bridge! Use the canopus or Datavideo DAC-100.