I am looking for a decent recording-only tool. I can't mic my amps most of the time because of the noise level.

I don't really want a big pedalboard that can also be used live. I want something for decent home recording only. It would be great to have it hooked up to the computer sound card all the time.

So, was thinking the Line 6 Guitarport would do the trick. Can you tell more about this unit? How different is it from the POD units?

Feel free to suggest other gadgets too.