What is better : tv card or grafik with video in ??

[goose]

I want to start cutting old video 8 tapes and newer projekts. but what gives better qulity video in from a tv card or from a grafiks card ? wathing tv should also be able since I want to use it as a vcr if everything works fine.

thanx

[ember]

Don't buy a Win-TV GO: it sux: when I connected my VCR to it the picyure had "wavy" lines - especially noticeable in mauve/blue colored scenes.

[thxkid]

The WINTV card he is talking about you can get rid of those lines by disconnecting everything from the VCR, DVD or Laser Disc player except the video/audio line from the player to your computer, my wavy lines went away and I get a perfect picture now and WINGO TV cards are $49 and you can capture in DIVX if your computer is fast enough.
Actually if you got the bucks a MPEG hardware encoder is the way to go like a Dazzle II for $299 or Hauppuage (I have) for $249 then you can capture MPEG1 or MPEG2 in real time.

[stanwebber]

the brooktree chip in the wintv go is the same or a close variation of the majority of controller chips in tv tuner cards on this planet

[ember]

I have disconnected everything: my vcr is only connected to my pc, I even ermove my modem, audio output leads etc...everything that didn't need to be connected to my pc whilst capturing, and the lines are still there.

[ember]

I have just found a site that backs my claim:
http://www.dscaler.org/card-support/WinTV-Go_Notes.htm

It seems to affect PAL cards and PAL VHS sources. No software fix yet