http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-restore/1567-vcr-buying-guide.html
edit: Also http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/video/capture-playback-hardware.htm
In hindsight I find it amusing that the topic is supposed to be about the reliance 4k transfer of the star wars films, and now we're talking about the restoration of something with a lot less resolution.