Re: Recommended Firewire Ports


"estevanc...@xxxxxxxxx" <estevancarlos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well, I guess meant one of those firewire and s-video cards or consumer
> end video capturing things, but i might be way off with cost. I know a
> simple firewire port is reasonably afforadable. What slightly higher
> end devices would anyone here recommend?

There is absolutely no reason to get a "higher end" firewire port. A 1394
port is nothing more than a data port, just like a serial, parallel or USB
port. All it does is pass data to the computer. As long as it is
OHCI-compliant, as $10 card will work exactly as well as a $150 card.


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