I ended up buying a used PS1 cheap from a game dealer, and picked up copies of the FFs on PS1. Worth the expense, which wasn't too bad.

I have VII on my computer- on my old computer I had to set the resolution low to get through one of the FMVs without locking up. On my new laptop one of the minigames runs so fast (or maybe its just relative) I felt lucky to get through it.

The spoiler below is that minigame... if you haven't played VII, don't read it, really.

(SPOILER)Leaving Midgar. I could barely keep the bikes off the car, ended up wildly flailing at them and trying to ram them to death.