>Bill, the Plextor AV100U converter looks very interesting for
>what I need. The specs seem to fit with those needs:
>http://www.plextor.com/english/products/pdfs/AV100U.v12_FINAL.pdf
>
>Do you have experience with this product? Does anyone else
>have experience with it?
>
No, but I do like Plextors drives and would lean towards one. My daughter uses a similar device to capture VHS and DV. The brand escapes me at the moment, not Plextor for sure.

You might look at the user comments on various capture devices here:
http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.php?CaptureCard=&searchconnection=USB2&price=&orderby=Name&hits=50&Submit=Search&Search=Search