5. "RE: Can you suggest the best method to copy/transfer from VHS-DVD?" In response to In response to 0
if you get it post your review of it. ive used something like that but it wasnt that small but basically the same thing. whatever its hooked up to goes to a usb port you hook to your computer. it was to record a laserdisc and throw it on a dvd.
at my work there is a combo mini dv and vhs player so you just tell it to send vhs to mini dv and then input mini dv to the computer via a deck or a camera. that doesnt seem to be the way to go for you unless you really want to do some editing. like if you just want to take all thats on a vhs and dump it on a dvd maybe one of those vhs / dvd combos like someone else mentioned in this thread.
also if you live in a decent sized city you might hit up craigslist there might be an out of work editor with the equipment that could handle it for you for a price cheaper then if you went to a real company. so maybe for a good price you wouldnt even have to bother with it