> I have many hours of home video(analog) on vhs and 8mm  that I wish to
save
> in digital form.  My question is should I get an external or internal DVD
> burner for my computer?

Both are okay. If you have a desktop, the internal will make your work space
less cluttered. However the external does provide you with mobile
capabilities.

> My video card does not have the connections to plug
> in a video camera so I believe I would need to install a video capture
card
> in order to use an internal DVD burner.

If you can afford $300 get the Canopus ADVC-100. It will convert your analog
into a DV format. Most importantly, system requirements are minimum. Using a
video capture card will require super fast hard drives and a whole lot of
space if you want to do uncompressed video. DV makes life so much easier.

Olushola Sowande

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