What is the best video card for recording video?

[Ricochet]

My dad has a bunch of videos on VHS and various other tape. He wants to back them up to DVD.

I want to see what you guys think is a good recommendation. Picture/audio quality is very important. Doesn't matter if it's PCI-E, PCI, or AGP. I may just upgrade his computer anyway.

External addon device will be considered also if it's good.

 

[Modular]

Hauppauge PVR 150 FTW?

It's not a video card, but it will do the job. I don't have much experience with using a video card for encoding as my 6600gt only does decoding.

 

[Ricochet]

Thanks, Modular. Will look into it.

 

[Wreckage]

If you don't want to do a lot of editing and you are looking for a super easy and yet still high quality way to do it. Get a stand alone DVD recorder. You can get one for around $100 They work great and are as easy to use as a VCR.

 

[Diogenes2]

You might want to look into a DVDR/VCR combo ..

http://www.nextag.com/dvd-record-vcr-combo/search-html

 

[Ricochet]

I see this one from the geek. That might just work.