Need help finding best way to import to iMovie

I've been playing around with this for a bit and decided to open the question up to you guys. I have old home movies on VHS. I don't have a miniDV camcorder or a digital converter. I do however have a Tivo DVR with all modern inputs/outputs (I believe...S Video..DV). Would the best way to move the VHS's to iMovie be to burn them to DVD using the tivo DVR and then converting the files into a compatible format for iMovie? Or is there an easier way to connect the tivo DVR to my macbook? I want to keep the best quality video as possible.
Thanks guys!

would a wire like this help me?
I doubt it. You want FireWire.
Take look at the Canopus ADVC300. It comes with a nice Macintosh application that works flawlessly with iMovie 06.
http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC300/index.php
Yes, it does cost more but it works.

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