Firewire Question

JackHammer · 08-28-2004, 06:03 PM

I am going to be transferring some digital video from my miniDV camcorder tapes to my PC so I can burn them onto CD's/ I need to get a firewire card but don't know which type to get. Should I get the regular 400mbps cards or the newer generation ones that go at 800mbps? I have a PC 1.4ghz pent4 with 512 ram. I plan on using adobe premier. The regular 400 ones, I can get the PCI card plus cable for $19. Yeah it's a no name brand. Witht the 800mbps, it's like $80 just for the card. Any suggestions?

ceeka · 08-28-2004, 06:42 PM

Just get the 400. The cam prob is just 400. When 800 perriferals become more standard in sure the add-on cards will come down in price.

Bires · 08-28-2004, 09:38 PM

Like ceeka said...most likely your camera cant send data fast enough to use FW800.

JackHammer · 08-28-2004, 10:02 PM

Thanks guys. I can't wait.

JackHammer · 08-30-2004, 07:21 AM

Does it matter what brand card and cable I get? I found this combo for $20 from CompUSA. The brand is Startech or something like that.

bachviet · 08-30-2004, 07:22 AM

The cable doesn't really matter.

caribiner23 · 08-30-2004, 08:14 AM

I got a Belkin Firewire card for my home machine and some cheapie PCMCIA card for my laptop. Performance is the same. I'd say the brand of the card doesn't matter.

Dave_7 · 08-30-2004, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bachviet

The cable doesn't really matter.

Yep. It'll either work... or it won't work.

There really isn't an improvement one brand over another.

Dave.

ribitch · 08-30-2004, 12:48 PM

there are not any consumer fw800 camcorders on teh market yet, so the added speed willnot help you any in this task anyway. Go with the 400 as tated above and upgrade as prices come down

08-28-2004, 06:03 PM	#1
JackHammer Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Toilet Capital of America Posts: 1,328	Firewire Question I am going to be transferring some digital video from my miniDV camcorder tapes to my PC so I can burn them onto CD's/ I need to get a firewire card but don't know which type to get. Should I get the regular 400mbps cards or the newer generation ones that go at 800mbps? I have a PC 1.4ghz pent4 with 512 ram. I plan on using adobe premier. The regular 400 ones, I can get the PCI card plus cable for $19. Yeah it's a no name brand. Witht the 800mbps, it's like $80 just for the card. Any suggestions? __________________ "I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman." -Royal Tenebaum "Oh yeah. Oh yeah. I would do everything to her, I don't care what she looks like. I would wreck that chick." -Brian from the Family Guy after Peter asked him whether he would have sex with Lois.

08-28-2004, 09:38 PM	#3
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	Like ceeka said...most likely your camera cant send data fast enough to use FW800. __________________ Five years...

08-30-2004, 07:22 AM	#6
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	The cable doesn't really matter. __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

08-30-2004, 12:48 PM	#9
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	there are not any consumer fw800 camcorders on teh market yet, so the added speed willnot help you any in this task anyway. Go with the 400 as tated above and upgrade as prices come down __________________ http://ribitch.com/ipod.html

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08-28-2004, 06:42 PM	#2
ceeka Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 348	Just get the 400. The cam prob is just 400. When 800 perriferals become more standard in sure the add-on cards will come down in price.

08-28-2004, 10:02 PM	#4
JackHammer Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Toilet Capital of America Posts: 1,328	Thanks guys. I can't wait.

08-30-2004, 07:21 AM	#5
JackHammer Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Toilet Capital of America Posts: 1,328	Does it matter what brand card and cable I get? I found this combo for $20 from CompUSA. The brand is Startech or something like that.

08-30-2004, 08:14 AM	#7
caribiner23 Commander Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,127	I got a Belkin Firewire card for my home machine and some cheapie PCMCIA card for my laptop. Performance is the same. I'd say the brand of the card doesn't matter.

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