How can i record what is on MY tv?

Ok, i have a client im making a website for, and he has an old tape video camera. he has footage on it that he wants to put on the website.

when i plug the cam in to the TV and press play, the video plays on the TV no problem. all i need to do is record what is on the screen.

im in spain, so no tvo or whatever they are called that you have in USA and other places, i have a DVD player/recorder, but that does not seem to record anything, in fact it seems to excel at the tast of putting perfectly round scratches on DVD’s

so, i dont have much to play with, just a plasma TV and a few computers. any ideas or help would be much much much MUCH appreciated.

alternatively, could you recommend a fast and relatively painless way that i could end my own life.