I'll second (well, actually 4th or 5th) the recommendation to use a DV camcorder to digitise analog video. The best part is you can archive all your VHS to DV tapes without ever involving your Mac. Then, if you want to do further edits and or/ burn to DVD you just feed the Mac the DV copy. Since the OP intends to get a new DV cam anyway, this seems a no-brainer.
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