the BEST for my needs might be a little different then the
BEST for your needs.
i went with a PYRO 1394 card. works with VV,V capture and
my GL1, elura, and panasonic dv 2000 deck. i'm running
win2K no problems with install.
also works with firewire drives. with the pyro card you
get MS6 pro and MS capture which does have BATCH capture (
V capture does not).