Posted by Bill McCutcheon on 08/21/06 19:32

"MS" <No.Way.Jose@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote in message
news:abjGg.6619$r61.127@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> The only caveat is that almost none will record copy protected material.
>
> However if the VHS tapes have macrovision (VHS copy protection system /
> signal) it can be removed with the use of a macrovision removal device.
> Search the web for 'macrovision removal'. Note that recording VHS to DVD
> will have to be done in real time, so if you have a lot of tapes this
> could take a very long time.
>
> HTH.

Yep, Macrovision (an analog copy protection) can be removed pretty easily by
using a "video stabilizer." Of course, with a combo unit, it is impossible
to insert such a device between the VHS output and DVD/HDD input; you need a
separate VHS player.

However, most new releases, both DVD and VHS, contain digital copy
protection which triggers the "cannot copy" feature of a DVD/HDD recorder.
The aforementioned video stabilizers do nothing to defeat this.

-- Bill McC.

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