Quote Originally Posted by jack70
Most DVD burners are pretty equal these days... you might look at what the bundled software is that comes with it when making that choice. I also wouldn't get an external burner, even if it's USB2 or firewire... just seems like pushing things for no good reason. However, an external hard-drive for storing video (or other) files is a GREAT thing.
who e-mailed me after reading my post, I think I'm going to get the external recorder and just do straight out copies of all my tapes for now, then see what happens down the road with the video editing. He did much the same thing and it sounds like the way to go fro now with my time being at a premium these days. They're pretty cheap and have all the connectors for my camcorder and VCR. My PC is grossly underpowered based on the comments from N Abstentia, and my son isn't around to do my upgrades (he's a whiz at this stuff), so I think preserving the stuff first and editing later may be the ticket. I know the software will only get cheaper and better as the months roll by, so that's what I'm going to do.

Thanks for your advice,
Swish