I couldn't have said it better myself.
Anyway, I still have a VCR myself, though I'm trying to convert every VHS I have (recorded) to DVD. The only problem is that I noticed all my conversions to DVD I did until now have audio and video problems, mostly because it's a PAL VCR to SCART, to SCART/composite, to composite, to grabber set :\
I wouldn't mind if I wasn't afraid of making my VHS worn out every time I play/convert them...