That would be my first guess...bandwidth. is it a USB 1.x or USB 2.x? At 08:23 PM 9/12/02 -0700, you wrote: >Today I bout this USB device called Instant VideoVCD http://www.adstech.com >because I have a Sharp Hi8 cam corder which I want to transfer a few tapes >to my computer and then maybe burns some VCD's. Well things aren't going so >well! :-( By the way, it's not digital. You know how when you watch a local >station and the signal isn't that great, and while you can barely see the >images, it's like rolling and the signal isn't strong? That's how this is. >:-( I was wondering, is it because the USB port can't handle the capture, >and if not, would a firewire card be much better, even though the camera >isn't digital? > >I would hate to give these people 15% for the restocking fee! :-( --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://szaroconsulting.com/cts/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://szaroconsulting.com/cts/faq To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://szaroconsulting.com/cts/other_cts_lists.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------