What is the best device to transfer VHS to iMovie for edit

Currently have a mac pro and would like to edit vhs videos of the family, did try ezecap waste of money only worked on pc and no sound would like to copy direct to imovies

This question comes up a lot. Here is a recent post where I describe some of the options.

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$500 -- ouch!!
Along with the new deck, I bought another brand new Sony Handycam MiniDV camcorder, because our Canon broke this summer too as well which served us very well for 10 years. It started eating tape, but we feed it new tapes every time we record; probably why it lasted so long?!? This camcorder set me back around $200. Yes, they are hard to find, but I work in the digital photo/video business, so sometimes dealers may have new old stock where you can bargain down. I was extremely lucky to had bought a new old stock from a dealer that had it but couldn't sell it. Perfect.
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