HELP! Anyone who knows about firewire, camcorders, etc.

Live forum: http://forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=27573

RyGuy16

30-11-2005 12:40:18

I recently got the panasonic pv-gs31 and got an apple brand 6 pin to 4 pin firewire cable from ebay and now I found out that I don't think I have a firewire port on my computer. Should I buy the part to install into the computer that gives the firewire ports or what? I want to avoid spending a lot of money so if anyone sees what I should get on ebay, please let me know. This stuff is really confusing me and I dunno what I need to buy to get the videos to my computer. Thanks for any help.

bruman

30-11-2005 12:47:57

what is the question?
You have a firewire cable.. and you acknowledge you need a firewire card.

so your solution is.. buy a firewire card

RyGuy16

30-11-2005 13:02:39

Yes, but I wanted to make sure that is what I needed. I wanted to see if there was something better I should get or if that is good?

Do I need this
http//cgi.ebay.com/3-Port-Firewire-IEEE-1394-iLink-PCMCIA-Cardbus-PC-Card_W0QQitemZ6826014600QQcategoryZ60269QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Or this
http//cgi.ebay.com/6-Port-Firewire-IEEE-1394-USB-2-0-PCI-Combo-Card_W0QQitemZ5835426157QQcategoryZ44933QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Or are they the same thing? Is there ones that are better than others? I just wanted to see if anyone had any opinions on what exactly to get.

tracemhunter

30-11-2005 13:10:48

is it going in a desktop or a laptop?

RyGuy16

30-11-2005 13:11:15

desktop

tracemhunter

30-11-2005 13:12:16

then you need the second one.

RyGuy16

30-11-2005 13:26:09

Alright, thanks.