Posted by Oldus Fartus on 11/15/26 11:57

Alpha wrote:
> <holmes.mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1157430531.945143.219260@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> I'll begin for apologizing, as I'm sure this is a very novice
>> problem.
>>
>> I am trying to connect a DVD player to a VCR and am sure things are
>> hooked up correctly. My problem is that during play of a DVD movie I
>> get an intermittent blue screen come on the TV, then after so long, it
>> will flash back to the movie.
>>
>> Does anyone have a suggesting as to how I can fix this?
>>
>> Or am I stuck getting a modulator or new TV?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> You are experiencing Macrovision copy protection. You cannot connect the
> DVD to VCR unless you circumvent this.
>
>

I don't believe so, as macrovision normally will appear as the picture
varying from light to dark and back again.

My guess is the OP has a TV without AV inputs (hence the comment about
perhaps having to get a modulator), so I would assume the VCR is being
used as one. In most cases I have tried, the VCR will pass the signal
through without problems normally associated with macrovision, unless he
tries to record.

I suggest he double-checks all connections.

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Cheers
Oldus Fartus

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