USB2.0 vs FireWire?

[takemehomegrandma]

I haven't up till now thought so much about USB2.0 vs FireWire (which one of them is the best). It has come natural for me, whenever I connect my digital video camera I use FireWire, and I connect my digital "still picture" camera through USB (not 2.0 though).

But now I am thinking about buying a DVD recorder, a Sony DRX510UL (which is an external model). You connect this either through USB2.0 or FireWire.

AFAIK, both standards are quite similar when it comes to speed? What other advantages/disadvantages has one to the other?

[takemehomegrandma]

I'm curious about what kind of problems do you see there?

[takemehomegrandma]

@ all

Thanks for the answeres guys! :-)

@ mikeymike

I'm seen some horrendous software hacks in connecting 'unusual hardware' even when there is normal or core OS driver support for the interface in question.

But this is *Sony*, and no "unusual hardware"!? And I will use it under Windows, that usually is the most supported operating system when it comes to drivers?