Unable to capture from VCR

I am trying to capture some video clips from VCR into Final Cut Pro to create a historical record for the family.
I have done this successfully in the past using moviebox dv however I recently upgraded my IMac and the new model has a firewire 800 port instead of a firewire 400 port like the last model I had. Since this upgrade I have been unable to use the moviebox dv as final cut does not even recognize it is there.
Are there any compatibility issues that anyone is aware of?
I am using a 3.06 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 20" IMac with osx 10.6.5
I have already posted in the wrong forum and got some suggestions,
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2709119&tstart=0
but none which have helped yet. They suggested I try in the FCPro forum, so here I am
Does anyone have any other suggestions or feedback?

Excellent ... but sadly you can confirm that the unit is operating properly with this cable?
Unfortunately this has been the experience of some folks trying to work with DV (FW100) devices connected to FW800 host ports on their computers. I don't know the cause of the issue specifically, but one workaround that has worked for many, including myself, is to pass (daisy chain) the signal via a different device that hosts both FW400 and FW800 ports ... for me, when using a Sony J1 deck, that was achieved by using an external FW drive that I had available. I connected the drive to the computer via FW800 and the J1 deck connected to the drive via FW400. It worked.

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