[sdiy] Should I repair my Fostex, or should I go HD recording?

[JH.]

----- > btw if there's a choise between usb and firewire for digital audio,
> definitely go for the last. only 1 or 2 boxes work at all for multiple
audio
> i/o with usb.. firewire has a much broader bandwidth and there are plenty
of
> new cards coming out with reasonable pricetags..

AS I have the choice (from the computer side at least) between
USB2 (much faster than USB1), Firewire and PCI, which should
I prefer?

(I thought that PCI card with converters in a breakout box would be
1st choice - is this right?)

JH.