Macrovision not defeated with a TBC?

[fmctm1sw]

It all started like this:

I know this combination works because I have used it with Disney videos myself.

People often recommend TBC's to defeat macrovision. I believe this advice is incorrect. I don't have a TBC so I can't say for sure. I wouldn't go out and by a TBC for this purpose unless someone can tell you that they have actually backed up a Disney video with that method.

Interesting observation. I may put that to test. I recently acquired a VCR with a built-in TBC and I think I have a Disney video around somewhere (I got kids....)

Having a Disney video (it's actually Jungle Book with a preview for Little Mermaid), I decided to test this. I connected my Toshiba VCR (built-in TBC) to my Sony SLV-575UC and recorded to tape. I then captured the tape from my SLV-575UC and this is what I got:



One is with the TBC engaged and one is not. I can't remember which. Both acted the same. After this spell of freaked out colors, it cleared up and then started to fade to black. I didn't capture that much, just enough to see that it wasn't making a difference. One thing I didn't do was test the tape by playing it back in my Toshiba with the TBC engaged. I may, I may not. I've been through some beers....

[presto]

(I got kids....)

Hey, I don't have kids and I've got lots of Disney videos. I love old ones like "The Computer wore Tennis Shoes".

[pluche]

TBC's built in VCR's or DVD recorders are generally one line TBC, not full frame and indeed, that won't do the job;
those built in TBC are only intented to stabilise weak video signals, for example from older tapes

[gshelley61]

The most robust and affordable true TBC is the Datavideo TBC-1000

It will defeat MV, no problem