Miglia TVMax or Plextor ConvertX PVR, which to buy?

I am interested in converting some old family VHS tapes to DVDs. Which of these two products (Miglia TVMax and Plextor ConvertX PVR) do you people recommend I get?
Input will go from my VHS machine (via the red/yellow/white cables) to my G4 (via firewire or USB).
Thanks
PowerBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Hi, Renee,
Do you want to do editing on these tapes or just go directly to DVDs? If you want direct conversion, you might look into some decks that have VHS->DVD and reverse. Sony makes a few versions. You can do some titling and chapter marking with them.
If you want to do editing, by importing to iMovie, why not just use a digital camcorder? You can do direct importing by connecting the camcorder to your VCR and then connecting the camcorder to your computer via Firewire (not USB, iMovie can't read it).
You can do it in a two-step process also and preserve your original VHS tapes onto the camcorder's DV tape and then import the DV tapes into iMovie.
Have a look at this: http://www.macworld.com/2004/05/features/fromvhstodvd/
I have not used a converter since I used my camcorder for all my VHS conversions--I think about 150 hours' worth. I have heard that Canopus, Miglia and Plextor are all good.

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