WHAT'S THE BEST CAPTURE CARD OUT THERE

[SLICK RICK]

Anyone know a good online dealer or retail store to purchase the ADVC-100 for a decent price.

THANKS IN ADVANCE,
SLICK RICK

[tazzila]

try guy graphics in elk grove Ca. 1-800-307-4150

[LetsRip]

Slick Rick,

Sorry, but the model # on mine is DCR-TRV140, I must have the one at the bottom of the chain, I bought it for about $500 at BestBuy about a year ago.

Too bad, as the TRV140 does not have the pass-through feature. Also, the price you paid -- ouch! I paid about that much for my 740 about 3 months ago!

Here's an idea: Sell your 140 on eBay and pick-up a 340/740/840 camcorder. 8) You'll benefit with some of the nicer features of a higher-end camcorder (night-shot is pretty cool, and you can take pics), and the difference in cost might be better than purchasing an ADVC-100. I believe the new TRV-350 also has the pass-through feature, but you will probably get a better price on the '40s models.

Good luck -- I know I had a lot of fun (and still) figuring this out...

[SLICK RICK]

LetsRip,

I really do appreciate all the advice, Thanks.

SLICK RICK

[txpharoah]

If you get an ATI AIW card, and want to convert VHS to DVD, you can use the guide below. You'll surely be pleased with the results.

[boumira]

Hey Slick!

Whatever you do, avoid the Pinnacle AV/DV card that comes with Pinnacle Studio 8 Deluxe. Aside from the fact that it is expensive, it captures analog video using a pure DV format ONLY. Which means that a 2 hour video will set you back over 30GB of disk space, that's just before you do any editing.

I think Pinnacle has another card called something like AVPC.. you may want to check into that.

[SLICK RICK]

boumira,

Thanks for the info.

SLICK RICK