Posted by Bill McCutcheon on 08/31/06 06:06

"Deke" <no spam@starband.net> wrote in message
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> "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
>

Good to know! Thanks for the correction/update. Obviously, this unit
offers more than most video stabilizers.

-- Bill McC.

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