Universal analog to digital video converters

I have an old Formac Studio converter that requires a $75 EPRON upgrade to work with the newer editions of iMovie; Therefore, I am considering just buying a new video converter to convert old video tapes to DVDs. I could only find a 2004 review, and the top pic was the Datavideo's DAC-100, which only states Mac PowerPC with iMovie 5 compatability (and Windows) on their website (no response yet from their tech support on Intel Macs and iMovie 6 compatabilities). As I have searched for other converters in the $100-200 price range, I can't find any that claim Intel Mac compatability. I don't want to purchase something with issues. Can anyone steer me to an affordable, quality video converter?
MacBook Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   Intel Duo

Go to Apple's online store and search EyeTV Hybrid.
Not only does this little item work with your MBP to tune NTSC abd ATSC broadcasts, it has a small port for line level video.
Cost: $149.

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