Best device for VHS/8mm video input/record to disk?

Looking to transfer old tapes to .avi files or Xvid, or .mpg from VHS and 8mm tapes.
Not professional grade, just some old stuff for fun and to dump the tapes in the trash!
Anybody with experience that can offer suggestions would be appreciated.
John

I ended up buying a 'Set Top' DVD recorder to replace both VHS and 8mm decks. I can use it copy old tapes to DVD and record new shows off the cable just as though it was a VHS recorder.
If I need to view the videos on my Mac, they play just fine. The only issue would be if I wanted to do some editing, but I think I can even overcome that issue by converting the DVD video to DV format and then work with that on my Mac.
If I were to have bought a card, I would have gone with the Canopus as well.
Thanks for your input.
John

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