Friend is PC literate, but not HW literate. Looking to capture/maybe edit/author to DVD with minimal effort/time.

Want external firewire (USB 2.0 is acceptable) device that is relatively problem free (with built in realtime mpeg encoder and comes with simple capture/edit/author SW)

Was thinking of device that just captures to DV, but I think friend would prefer to save time not having to encode after capture.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. Trouble free is more important than cost, bundled SW, etc