DVD Burner/TV-Capture Which to buy?

[porterror]

Hey i'm looking to buy a DVD/CDR Burner and a video capture card. I'm hopeing to get some of our old vhs home movies converted to dvd format. I've been looking at some burners on newegg, and was wondering which I should go with?

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106 921&catalog=5&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0

or

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...7-106-926&catalog=5&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0

is the 8X-DVD+R worth it? or can i go with the older one and save some dough? I'll probably only be burning on DVD-R anyway, because i hear they are 100% always to work on home dvd players, unlike the dvd+r.

I'm also, looking for a video capture card to get video either from coaxial cable or video cable. Which do you guys reccomend? and do they sell it off newegg?

Thanks.

 

[eklass]

this comes from a guy with an 8x +rw drive (me):

don't bother with 8x just yet. getting 8x disc is costly still. 4x is just fine (and many quality 4x will burn at 8x)
the only thing i recommend to look out for is -R drives. -R media is consistently cheaper from places liek www.rima.com , despite the fat that +R has more features. if you can get a dual burner, that's great too. of course this isn't to say that you can't find +R media for cheap, but it's a lot of watching sunday papers

hope this helps

 

[porterror]

when burning on -R media, can you do all the fancy stuff like menus, and video editing? i'm mainly looking to get alot of my vhs converted. Also. i couldn't tell, because it didn't say DUAL on it. can this drive burn CD-R as well?

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...7-106-921&catalog=5&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0

 

[Serp86]

get a nec nd-2500A - its 8x dvd+/-R, and its quality is 1st class (i never burned a coaster with it, and this is my first dvd writer). It is also cheaper than most 4x.

 

[eklass]

Originally posted by: porterror
when burning on -R media, can you do all the fancy stuff like menus, and video editing? i'm mainly looking to get alot of my vhs converted. Also. i couldn't tell, because it didn't say DUAL on it. can this drive burn CD-R as well? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-921&catalog=5&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0

the only extra "features" is in regards to the burning process itself. the contents does not matter. -R is more compatible with older equipment (mostly 1st generation dvd players). additionally, most every dvd drive should be able to burn cds without a problem