Posted by Deke on 08/31/06 04:06

"Bill McCutcheon" <wjmccn@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> "MS" <No.Way.Jose@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote in message
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> >> 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.
>
>

Not true. The Sima CT-2 will remove the digital flag quite
effectively. It will, of course, remove macrovision also.
The CT-2 will allow tape to DVD, or DVD to DVD-R recording. It will also
remove the flag from digital cable, or satellite DVR.

Deke

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