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I want to go to the video store rent a DVD movie then record it at home is this possible.? Is there a unit on the market that can record the DVD format.? If not is there one on the horizon.? Will DVD rentals have some kind of protection.?Any comments appreciated
I have a Go-Video dual deck unit (Model # 4060). I've used
this unit to copy from dvd successfully as an experiment, but through the
composite video output.This particular Go-video deck does
not have S-video. All Go-video decks have circuitry that
defeats Macrovision (actually they copy the macrovision onto the copy you make). I believe they finally came out with an S-VHS deck a year or so ago. An easier route would be to purschase a Sima "Copymaster" unit ($49 at Best Buy)
which has defeated the dvd macrovision for me. I use the copymaster with an Panasonic 7350 medical/industrial S-VHS VCR (415 lines of res) to copy an occasional dvd (very occasional). The picture is almost indistinguishable from an non-anamorphic-enhanced dvd's picture. Try the copymaster.
It depends on what quality and format you wish to record. I often record my dvd's onto sony 8mm tape to take on trips with me on a walkman video unit I have. Most of the time the recording is must fine. Sometimes, the macrovision messes it up by interspersing a darkening scene for a few seconds among the normal lighted scenes. This is really on a case-by-case basis. Now if you dupe over to vhs, you might have more problems but there are aftermarket gadgets that will supposedly remove macrovision (for vhs to vhs, but may work with dvd to vhs). If you are trying to maintin the high quality of dvd, then you should probably do as the other writer suggested and record off of satellite to a high quality format (I will occasionally do this with SVHS with good results in general from directtv). I don't know about trying to cut a cdrom directly but given the various issues of copyright, costs of discs,etc, why not just buy the dvd for $20 or rent it a couple of times.
I think DVD-R machines are around the corner.
Most DVD players (I think) have built in macrovision (light and dark when you record), butI am sure you can perform mods (or buy certain units without this. MY firend just mentioned sucha unit by some Korean manufacturer. E-mail me if you want & I will try to get the name of a link to you.Alternatively I just bought a JVC digital VCR.
This allowsmeto record off sat feeds with DVD quality (supposedly)
I wonder if I could also use it to record from my DVD (dunno what inputs it has, etc.)
Also there is a Sony DVCR I saw at the Wiz, but itwas $3500 - Ye Gads!
For that price you better beable to record DVD's.DG
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