Ok some people have already helped, but I am clueless when it comes to whats good and needed.

This is my scenario, I want to transfer HI8 camcorder movies form my sony camcorder to DVD. I do not have a DVD burner in my computer, so I will need an external one,

My PC is an HPa330n.

I was told I need a burner and a firewire, my computer does not have this, and some type of software. I am not looking to do any crazy editing or anything.

The help I need is specifics, I need people to tell me to go by this model etc. So if any of you have any of this or have experience please direct me.

Thanks in advance

didnt you say before that your camera was usb and not firewire?

Yes it came with a USB cable. So you need a firewire camcorder. I thought the firewire part was fo rthe computer.. See I know nothing about this crap

so your going to be buying a new camcorder also?

NO, keeping the camera.

Mich are you saying I cant use firewire if my camera came with usb

i dont really know anything about firewire but i thought usb and firewire were 2 completly different things. If not il post up a link of everything to get your running. Il also come over and help ya set it all up as well if you want. Im a computer geek when im not a greevo nerd

Cool thanks, they might be different. I have no idea, I thought ProPC told me to get fire wire. I understood it to be just a different type of connection into the computer, that I had to install a new board/panel into one of the slots in the rear of the PC. I never thought the camera made a difference.

But your help is appreciated and anyone elses in welcome also

well i dont see any reason why you cant just put an internal dvd burner in your computer. You can pick one of those up for like 45 bucks, you can get a firewire card for around 30 bucks. That just leaves you with buying a cable and some dvd-r's. They are 2 different ports but you can choose to use either one.

I have to get an external, since I have no open slots in the front of my PC

o ok then. We can get ya going. You planning on making these into cool video's or just putting everything off your camera onto a dvd to save for later use?

It will be for once my child is born, so they will be cool to me and my wife probably nobody else

o ok. Not a problem then. Just home movies then

Firewire card
external dvd drive

You need to go to best buy yourself and get a firewire cable that will plug into your camera. Bring your usb cable with and match the end from that cable that goes into the camera with the firewire cable and make sure there identical.

also read the system requirements for that dvd burner and make sure they match up with your computer. I have no idea what is inside your computer or what kind of hard drive space you got so it will probly be easier for you to find out that info instead of me spending hours looking up your system.