How do i take a dvd and put it on a vhs tape?

[allsmiles42240]

I feel quite certain this is simple but i sure dont know how?
Any help would be appreciated.
Dont have many to do so im looking for a cheap (simple) way.
thanks

[johns0]

Put the video out and audio out from your dvd player and plug them into your vcr video in and audio in and select the input on your vcr and start recording.

[allsmiles42240]

The only dvd player i have is in my pc.

[drjtech]

It would really help if you filled out the Computer details in your profile.

If your video card has Video Out then you are almost there. If not, it would be cheapest to just buy a $30 DVD player. If your DVD is Macrovision protected then you will almost certainly need additional hardware - not cheap.

-drj

[northcat_8]

It would really help if you filled out the Computer details in your profile.

If your video card has Video Out then you are almost there. If not, it would be cheapest to just buy a $30 DVD player. If your DVD is Macrovision protected then you will almost certainly need additional hardware - not cheap.

-drj

Or just rip it to your hard drive with DVD Decrypter and play the DVD from your HD

[drjtech]

Or just rip it to your hard drive with DVD Decrypter and play the DVD from your HD

Good point. If his video card has video out then DVD Decrypter will do the trick.

-drj

[allsmiles42240]

it has this:
Svideo Tv out and DVI TV out
will these work?

[drjtech]

Did you get an S-Video to composite video adapter cable with your video card? If not, you can buy one:

S-Video to Composite adapter

Connect your audio out and video out from your PC to the audio in and video in connectors on your VCR. Depending on your specific video card you may have to play the DVD in full screen mode, or if you have an ATI card (it would really help if you filled in your computer info on your profile) you can configure it to play the DVD on the TV without interfering with your mnitor display.

If you get flashing color, changes in brightness & contrast, etc., then your DVD is protected by Macrovision. You can rip the DVD to your hard drive with DVD Decryptor, setting the remove Macrovision option, and then play the DVD from the hard drive copy.

<---- See the guides section on the left for more details.

-drj

[allsmiles42240]

I dont think the video card that i have will do what youre telling me.Do you know a cheap video card that i could get that would do what i need?I dont play games or anything like that.
thanks again

[drjtech]

It would really help if you filled in your computer info on your profile.

-drj

[vcd_user]

You said your Video card has Svideo output. This means that your video card is capable of sending analog output to TV. However you also need the proper video driver for your card to allow you to switch the output from going to the regular computer screen to TV Svideo. Get the manual of your video card, it will describe how you can do it. It will also tell you where to download the right driver, if needed. You can do this all for free. You don't need to spend money on a new card unless it is broken.
DVD players are cheaper than computer video card these days. I am sure place like Wallmart carry DVD player at $50 or less. All these cheap DVD players has standard RCA video and audio out which you can connect directly to your VCR. You will not be able to record from copy protected DVD.

If you are not familiar with computer hardware and drivers, it better to spend the money on a new player than buying a new Video card and spend hours trying to get it ot work.

[allsmiles42240]

ok went to walmart and bought a dvd player if the dvd is copyrighted that i want to copy to the vhs is there something i can buy to go between the dvd player and the vcr?
thanks again for all the advice and help.

[hudsonf]

Why VHS tape? It would be better to get a DVD burner and make DVD to DVDR backups.

[vcd_user]

SinceDVD player and VCR are two boxes that you cannot go inside, the only thing that one can do is to put a device in between the DVD player and VCR to perform some tricks so that signals can be copied.
A couple of years ago, one way of DVD protection were to change the gain and synchronisation of the video signal so that the copied picture goes from dim to bright and keeps going up and down when you play it from your VCR. For this kind of protection. you can use a device call "video stabilizer" in between the DVD player and VCR.
However DVD manufacturers keep changing the way to copy protect the DVD. This makes it very difficult because you may need a device for each type of protection method or have a "programmable device" so that logics can be changed when the copy protection scheme is changed. The best "programmer device" is your computer. There are already a number of suggestions in previous response to your question.

[jtoolman2000]

Why on earth would you want to go from DVD to VHS?
You will need a device between to block Macrovision.