Well, if you want DVDs, you're gonna need a DVD-R, not a CD-RW drive. I'd check out the Panasonic DVD-R, or look at the new iMac that just got announced this week. It comes in 3 models, the highest one capable of DVD authoring.
Or, if you have just a few VCR tapes you wanted Xfered to DVD you could hire a service to do it for you. I've seen it for as low as $30 per tape for simple transfer, with hourly costs added for extras.
Or, if you want to transfer your VCR tapes to MPEG-1 files to CD-RW discs, or even to VCD (which will play on many DVD players) which is reasonable since MPEG-1 matches closely the resolution you get from VHS anyways, you could get a USB MPEG capture device such as the Dazzle DM-4100 DVC (the one I have which works great).
I called a service here in Atlanta who wanted $4,000 for a 12 minute mpeg.
He had a straight face the whole time.
I guess that is different from what you guys are talking about, but jiminy cricket.
Walt
This sounds like what I want to do. As long as the (a) the Video quality from VHS to VCD is similar and (b) it will play on a DVD, (c) the image size is the same on the TV as the Original VHS VCR tape.
Who makes the Dazzle product? Do you recommend any good online retailers?