DVD-R as archive?

[David Cole]

I've got LOTS of home movies on VHS, VHS-C, and mini-DV. I'm looking to 
one day edit them together and burn DVD's for my kids and grandkids. 
But for now...

Would archiving them to mini-DV be the 1st choice of this list?
Or digitizing them to hard drives (Final Cut or iMovie?) be the move, 
prepping them for later editing?
Or how about burning them to DVD-R with a dedicated DVD-R recorder?

Your thoughts?
Thanks for your input,

-DC