VHS to movie file?

Bill Lindley wrote:

> Anyone have a clue who would convert a VHS tape to some sort of movie
> file? Client gave a five-minute videotape to me and says, "Here put
> this on our web page." Uhhhhh.... yeah sure.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.

hmm,

VHS -> DVD burners (commercial device you can get at Circuit City)
TVtuner card with video capture software and a VCR (e.g. a supported video4linux
tv tuner)