aww im late but there is another way to connect your vcr directly to your tv, i think you would need a PVR or capture card quality is what your vcr outputs. It runs the same as the price of a vhs/dvd player only difference that i've seen is that you don't have to babysit the DVD/vcr deal. With a pvr card you have to watch the capture, and playing with the codecs and all sorts of stuff.

I have a VHS/DVD player that uses compatible DVDs my pc uses (DVD-R) and i can just rip and clip like a regular DVD/vidding project. :D

hope this helps.
mausie