I need to copy some old 1 hour tv shows from VHS to my hard drive and then to vcd.

Which is the best video capture card for this as I dont have a digital video camera and only want to copy from vhs tape.

A few weeks ago I was recommended the PV231 MPEG-1, yet you cant buy these in England, I have seen them on american websites but they dont ship to England, which is the best card to get in England or one that can be sold to England.

What is the best programme available as shareware or freeware that can compress avi or mpeg alot so that a 1 hour copy can fit on my hard drive.

Packard Bell Club 550
550 MHz
AMD-K6-2 with 3D Now
64MB RAM incl. 4MB Shared Video Memory
15 GB UDMA Hard Disk
Miami motherboard
Windows 98 SE
SiS 530 Graphics Card

My pc specs are not all that good as i have had my machine for 2 years now.

Thanks, Ross Mitchell