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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Fitch
> Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2000 12:49
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> Subject: Re: OT: Re: Re: [SLUG] entertainment system
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> Jim Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > this is incorrect. Macrovision can actually prevent the VCR
> from taping (and in
> > some models even viewing) the DVD player output.
>
> how's that work exactly?
> I can't see how if you can see it on the tv, you can't tape it off
> the tv - ie. not from the DVD player, from the tv.
The Macrovision protection works by doing strange things to the sync signals
on the video output. This is done in such a way to not interfere with the
majority of TV decoders. However it is designed to give VCR's a conniption
fit.
I have both a PC-based DVD player (Creative Labs DXR2) and a commercial DVD
player (Toshiba).
If you are getting a PC-based player, I would recommend the program Remote
Selector from http://www.visualdomain.net/. It allows you to disable
Macrovision and reset the region code on a wide variety of PC-based players
If you are getting a commercial player, make sure you get a regionless
player (also sometimes called a region 0 player). Also, be aware that some
commercial players (like mine =8^(!) will not play video CDs recorded on
CD-R.
In either case, try to use the S-Video output - it really is worth it!
I really enjoy my collection of DVDs ordered from Amazon, and so do my kids!
Regards,
Craig Southeren
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