I'm planning to do some SD captures from cable TV (box analog out) to author DVDs. I can either-

1. Capture and encode with Pioneer DVD recorder then author.

2. Capture and encode with a Hauppage PVR-250 card then author.

3. Capture to AVI / MJPEG / etc. with a standard PCI TV card, then convert to MPEG with software, then author.

In the end, I'm not sure there will be too much difference in the final products, but I was wondering if anyone had any comments or recommendations.