check out www.hauppauge.com for a different card. If you happen to have a digital camera on the other hand, you would only need a firewire port as it sends the video stream digitally.
Good luck

k thanks for the info m8

do you know how much and where i can purchase one by any chance?
thanks anyway m8.............rob

Hi M8 you could get yourself an "all in wonder" graphics card that will give you loads of options for connecting you camcorder comes with some nice software too

Strummer

does anyone know wot hardware and software i would need to get recorded data of a camcorder into a pc

thanks in advance..................rob