Not supposedly. It DOES have a superior codec. This is definitely the one to get. Developed in the Silicon Valley with NEC. One time Daniel and I agree. From Dealmac.com <http://dealmac.com/articles/52861.html> Only $237 here <http://www.digicompint.com/dealmac_canopus.html> A great deal. kunga10 (AIM) "iChat AV, The Killer App" <http://www.osx-zone.com> "We're Looking At A Long Period of Labor 'til January" <http://www.apple-zone.com> "Verax MDD-FW800 Silence Kit Kills Almost All The Noise" <http://www.apple-zone.com> "iPod Software 2.0.1 Update Released" <http://www.ipod-zone.com> On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 07:34 AM, Video International wrote: > a popular external (portable) one is the Canopus ADVC-100 > > <http://www.canopus.com/US/products/advc-100/pt_advc-100.asp> > > supposedly uses a better algorithm than the others (better quality).