VCR Capture, TV Capture

I've been doing quite a bit of research on which video capture device to get that is around $150. So far the only one I have found that seems to work the best with everyone is the Canopus 110 which goes around $200. I would also like to record tv programs through the vcr. A timer would be helpful if anyone knows of one? Any comments or suggestions would be helpful.
Basically what I'd like to do is record TV shows and input video from the VCR.

Installing the OLDER video capture drivers seems to have corrected my problem with the white bar.
http://download.nvidia.com/Windows/23.11/WDM_1.08.exe
When I tried the NEW video capture listed on the MSI pages for the 8X agp the HUE on the capture was WAY OFF. No Blues were present AND I still had the WHITE BAR syndrome.
Why does the OLDER capture driver work and not the NEW ones. Seems like I am taking steps backwards to get a NEW video card to function properly. I am running Win2K with an AMD 2400, Gigabyte mb, 1gig ram, 1st hd 80 gig, 2nd hd, 120 gig, yamaha cdrw, 4x dvd burner.

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