Whoa, things seem to be getting very technical (at least for me anyway). Still, there's a lot of very informative things being discussed which I'm sure will be of help me and others looking to attempt our own captures.

I've been offered a HLD-X9 for about £1000 + shipping but am going to try to hold out for an X0. Assuming I can get one and can then use the s-video output, do you thing this card will be a good choice bearing in mind what has recently been discussed. It says it can capture uncompressed and lossless video and has filtering and noise reduction technology for analog input amongst other things.

http://www.canopus-uk.com/UK/products/EDIUSNX_for_HDV/pt_EDIUSNX_for_HDV.asp

Sorry to ask you to keep looking at card specs, but as always appreciate any advice you guys can offer.