Is Radeon 8500DV the way to go? Newbie needs suggestions

[Mattlock]

Currently I am using a Geforce2 GTS card. I want to get a Video Capture Card (to convert my Hi8 videos to digital) and I'd also like to get a better video card (for Gaming). 2 Questions

1) Is the 8500DV a good capture card ?
2) Is the performance any better than GTS?

Just trying to kill 2 birds.......

Mattlock
PS. I appreciate good graphics but I'm not one to get overly excited about insignificant differences. Guess you would call me an occassional gamer but I must say I am getting more intrigued.

[Riker64]

8500DV should be a good choice. It has a good accelerator for graphics in games, and has analog/digital capture functionality.

If your wallet can handle it, the 9000 series is even better.

-Tom