Quote:Yep, he\'s right.
I myself work in Computer Sales/Tech. For me, the cheapest way would be purchasing a firewire PCI card. But seeing as you might not know how to install it, the hub should work fine. Although a dual usb/1394a (firewire) hub may be a tad expensive. Also, Firewire2 (1394b) has recently been released and has a transfer rate of 800Mbps. That is double the speed of USB2.0. But yeah, firewire is always the way to go when transferring video.
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If indeed you are comfortable installing the PCI card, it would not only be less expensive, you wouldn\'t be creating a botteneck by piping data at high rates through a slow link (USB 2.0 is 480Mbps). If you\'re running Windows XP, the installation should be real easy. But, you would stil be accessing the back of your PC to get to the ports. If you go that route, consider getting a Firewire extension cord to keep your connection in a conveinient location, unless you plan to keep the camera cable plugged into your PC most of the time.