Video card for Sony Cam TRV-308 and Dish Network PVR. . .

[BlahBrah]

Hi, I'm getting a new PC with a DVD writer and I wanted to know what kind of video card I should get so I can capture stuff listed above. The Dish Network unit is the one with PVR and has MPEG-2 on the outside of it and a S-video plug in the back. I hear ATIs are a good balance of capturing and gaming. Should I get an All in one or would that be unnecessary for the stuff above?

Thank you very much.

[BlahBrah]

I'd hate to be pushy, but I really have no idea what I'm doing here. Should I get an ATI All in Wonder since I plan to record mostly from the S-video input? Is it worth it to get an All in Wonder over just a regular card since I cannot record stuff from sattelite live? thanks again for any help.

[jdizzy40]

No ATI would be a good choice. Do you have a fire wire port on your current computer. I would recommend and would highly suggest capturing thru firewire if your camera supports it. I use the fire wire port on my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 to do this. Many software programs will have no problem recognizeing your camera thru firewire. USB is hit and miss and not the perferred choice.

[BlahBrah]

I'm sorry for being so late, I've been busy, but the camera we have doesn't have a firewire port. It does have S-Video however.