Downloading Hi8 video

Hi there,
I have an old Sony Video Hi8 Handycam, Model CCD-TRV58. What do I need to download/transfer my Hi8 videos onto my MacBook? I am hoping I do not need a special converter box.
Thanks!

There's a more fundamental challenge. The MacBook does not have a FireWire port, so none of the AV-DV converters is going to be usable.
You could use and Elgato EyeTV250Plus to capture the video from your camcorder (it's USB based, not FireWire). This will be fine for viewing or burning the video to DVD. It's not particularly useful if you want to edit your video, however (due to the format/codec the EyeTV converts video to). But for viewing you will be happy with the quality.

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