Easiest est way to grab and watch home movie clips?

I have about 100 home videos on mini dv tapes. I want to go through them one by one, grabbing a few of the best clips for viewing on my big tv or a projector. Is the best way to do this (for quality and space) to grab the clips and put them into imovie, and then put them back on a new dv tape? I hear DVD's wont be the same quality. I guess I also could put the clips on my laptop(and or an external HD), and then hook that up to a projector or tv, but wouldn't they take up tons of space?
Thanks!

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