I'm the first person to admit that I'm brain dead when it comes to technology. I'm just trying to convert some old VHS home movies to DVD and I have everything I need except the converter. I was looking at the Roxio Easy VHS to DVD converter and software but the reviews were awful so I figured I'd go this route.
This is a bit old by today's standards. I hooked up the VCR to the PC via this device. Converted the videos to MOV format. I then brought them in to my Macbook and edited with iMovie. Finally compiled the individual movies with iDVD.
It was a bit of a process but I am happy with the final result.