I started off with one of the £50 maplin specials - I was lucky enough to be able to borrow it, and give it a try. There's nothing wrong with them, provided you're just trying to get 6x4" prints or something for a dvd slideshow (though the one I borrowed didn't like co-existing with a TV card fitted in my machine and would manage maybe 2 frames before blue-screening which drove me to near insanity)Thanks Mark for the options, it sounds as if you have done this before.
Dave