I went through this recently myself. Since I needed a video card for my new
computer anyway, I got a Gigabyte X600 with video in on e-bay for about $80.
However, if you are already satisfied with the video card you have, it may
be better to get an external (USB) video capture device. You can find some
on e-bay or vendors such a newegg for a fairly reasonable price (under $75).


One of the external devices that seems fairly well rated is a Plextor model.
Here is a link for info:
http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/multimedia/Plextor_ConvertX/

There is one caveat that Mark Rode warned me about. Expect to use up a WHOLE
LOT of disk space! My computer now has almost 800GB of storage in it. My
video files alone are up to 175GB, and I want to back them up - so the
needed drive space grows.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
I have a Dell 3000 pc with a 2.8Ghz Pent4 chip. I would like to transfer vhs
tapes(video and sound) to my harddrive. Iwould like to keep the price of the
video card under $150. Any help would be gratefull. Mike Connery

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