Yes, I have googled it. It's confusing me. So I'm asking. So has anyone done this before?

Basically I have a few VHS tapes that I want to convert to DVD, I want full copies of them, and I also want to cut out bits from them to make some other copies (like a compilation). Has anyone done this before? There are so many options and it's confusing as hell. Quality isn't especially important - they're just home videos, so as long as it remains in sync it should be okay.

There's something like this: http://tinyurl.com/ezgrabber
But it's suspiciously cheap and a lot of people say it doesn't work. All the other devices seem to be like £80 or more, so that's kind of a very big difference. I'm guessing this isn't going to get any responses but I'll try anyhow. So many years are already damaged and lost and it makes me sad.