How to capture VDO in a laptop ?

Question

I had installed a firewire card in CPU for capturing VDO from a handycam. I now have a laptop. Whether USB port is the only mean to capture VDO in a laptop? I think quality of VDO from a fire-wire devise is far better than that through a USB cable. is there any alternative arrangement to avoid USB port and to use fire-wire (or similar) devise for capturing VDO in laptop?????? in absence of any solution, I have started feeling the whole world is meaning-less !

Answer 1

Laptops use PCMCIA or Express cards - they're not interchangeable so it's important to get the right type.  Firewire cards of either type are readily available and easily installed.  PCMCIA firewire cards are cheap, too!

Answer 2

Relax... it's not the end of the world!

for desktop: firewire PCI

for laptop:    firewire pcmcia

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