what quality are you after?  capping something like DVB? high quality
raw vid?  or just from a digi camera (what megpix?)

as you are using a windows mail client i am assuming windows OS.  for
the consumer market the best would be the pinnaclesys offerings of
various levels.  if you want pro-grade stuff you will pay a vastly
larger sum.  beware of the middle ground in the video market.  the
middle ground is either way more than you want to pay for what you
actually use or is way less than you need if you are a vid pro.
personally i have used the dazzle box for my uses for many years.
dates back to before pinnacle bought them out.  used on a long
history of Macs from an old 6400PPC to my current G5X2 2mhz unit.
only problem is that like the rest of the system upgrading to newer
is always the norm.  looking at getting another one now.
jimt
On Nov 20, 2005, at 3:27 AM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Subject says it all. I have need for it, and wondered if anyone had
> any
> experiece with such and could recommend something that has been proven
> in their experience.
>
> I have looked a the Pinnacle stuff, but I wonder what else is out
> there.
>
> Any recommendations and comments would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>