Plextor has really come a long way in the past few years. At one point they were the uber expensive cadillac of CDRW drives and not a whole lot more. Today, they are still considered by many to be the cadillac of optical drives, but they've also ventured into video capture devices as well. Previously, I've taken a look at the PX-M401U and the DivX certified PX-M402U. These are both hardware-based video capture devices which offer both great perfomance and quality, but at a premium price. Today, I'll be taking a look at the PX-AV100U which uses software compression instead of hardware compression. This unit is cheaper than the other two, but at what expense? We'll take a look at this unit and see how it compares as well as how taxing it is on your system. If you're in the market for a video capture device, keep on reading to find out if the AV100U is for you.