Posted by Netmask on 11/15/05 03:50

something is triggering Macrovision - try playing the tapes on another
player and feed the outputs to the DVD burner and see if you get the same
results. If you do then it's time to invest in a Macrovision defeat box..
"Bob" <b51mc@aol.com> wrote in message news:dlbian0s48@drn.newsguy.com...
> Hello,
>
> A friend just purchased a combo DVD/VHS player/recorder and has started
> dubbing
> old videotapes (videos of family events, televised sporting events, etc).
> Some
> have gone through without problem, but a couple of videotapes will not
> copy- the
> DVD recorder displays the message about copyrighted materials. These tapes
> are
> definitely not copyrighted, but they are old (early 1990s). They play
> decently
> on the TV, but the DVD burner is giving that erroneous message. (The tapes
> are
> intact and the protection tabs are untouched.)
>
> Any help, comments? Thanks in advance.
>
> ... Bob
>

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