Looking for cheap device to view VHS

I've done a quick search through the forums and haven't found an answer yet. I have an old pile of VHS tapes that I need to quickly scan through. I don't know whether there's anything worth saving (or if they have degraded enough to the point where they're no longer viewable), but I need a way to quickly plug in the old VCR into my MBP and casually go through them.
I've noticed a number of cheapie devices on the market. Can anyone recommend one that works well enough to just view them? If I find anything worth of value, I'll spring for better equipment later on (as I don't want to invest in a Grass Valley device at the moment), but for now I just want to go through the stack and put things into a bulk erasure pile as needed.
Thanks.

if you got the vcr, then i'd just hook it up to a tv. you can pick up an older analog, like a 13" or so at a goodwill or salvation army / similar resale shop. they are littered with them. now for converting, elgato makes a basic usb input under $100. the eyetv hybrid costs $50 more, but adds ota hdtv & fm tuner. grass valley is about the only one that still makes a firewire input box that doesn't cost a fortune. blackmagic also has some good stuff. I picked up a matrox mini, but it's an expresscard interface. hope to see some good boxes come out for this thunderbolt port...

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