Record DVD onto VHS?! Macrovision !?

[insane_asylum13]

For some strange reason, with my christmas money I bought a VCR (vhs, and I already own a DVD player. But I was wondering, if it is possible to plug the DVD player into the input of the VCR and hit record?? Well..... here are the results....
I put it in The Fast and the Furious on DVD, in my DVD player. I inserted a blank VHS cassete and started to record. For some reason it was all dis-coloured and the audio sucked. I think from what I heard from past forums and stuff is called Macrovision??? I'm not sure what it is, but is there any hardware I can plug in, or something I can do, to have a good qualtiy recording with out the grabage?

Please help me out, Thanx

[nakis]

Yes, Macrovision

Check these sites to see if there is a hack for your Dvd player to disable macrovision.

http://www.dvd-wizards.com/darrenk/

http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/

[Redhawk]

Unfortunately for me, I have a coax only tv, so I bought a converter that takes S-video (or composite)and "conditions" the output of the dvd so that you can hook it into the composite inputs on a vcr. It blocks the macrovision protection and allows me to view my dvds or to record them on VHS. The video conditioner does seem to wash out the color a bit, but adjusting the tv corrects that. I also thought about buying an RF modulator, which would also have worked (I've been told) and that would have been significantly cheaper, but only allows for mono audio rather than stereo.

http://www.videoware1.com/videoware/svideovcr1.html

[devinemi83]

I use an RF mod and it takes stereo sound,get the bestbuy version, its like 30.00 not the radio shack,its like 80.00



I expected problems with this because I heard that if a DVD is macro protected that running it through a RFMOD would activate the macro feature and make the picture scrammbled up, but I havent noticed anything. And I have used heavely protected dvds. Cruel intentions 2 DVD say on the back that it is protected againest copying, didnt get any problems, so I think RFmods are pretty cool.

[Redhawk]

What I meant is that RF modulators will "take" stereo audio but only output mono. That's what I've read, so I guess it could be wrong. I've actually heard the opposite about the macrovision protection. If you connect it directly to your vcr with RCA cords the video will be screwy, as I found out for myself. If you use a device such as a RF modulator or the device that I have, the protection is somehow removed probably at the cost of at least a little quality.

[crispycritter911]

I can set this all straight with macrovision. I worked for radioshack as well. The rf modulators are running for about 29.99, and they do not defeat the purpose of macrovision, there are ways to get around this, some believe in the external converters, and the other real answer is software. Hacking into your dvd players software. Macrovision is all inside the dvd player. It is a very weak pulse in the signal that is first processed by the dvd player and then transmitted through, the rca out puts, rf modulators, blah, blah, blah. Some of the big screens have problems with the macrovision causing blurred, or discolored images, drop outs, and lines. If you can find the software or crack into the manufacture's program, you can turn off that feature, and greatly enhance your picture quality. Sony at one point was going to be sued because of the 1st generation PS2 in Japan did not support macrovision, and people could copy dvds to vhs. That is one reason PS2 were recalled in Japan, not for safety issuse or defective products, Sony had to cover their own @$$. All said and done, I am out of here.