hi Stagger, I convert our movies to DVD via our computer. But it is as simple as it is complicated.

after viewing the specs of your computer. You might just want to consider getting a DVD recorder(by passing the computer)

because after you buy the softwares, dvd burner, tuner card, blah blah blah, you'll end up spending more money...

something like this:

click here for the samsung dvd/vhs converter

and another sample:

click here for the panasonic

I do want to stress that those are just examples. I am not a salesman. LOL

I think that should take care of your home movies. It's a straight shot to the DVD.

But if you want to do some fancy editing and such, I'll include how I do it on the computer