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chuj666
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_ 		2. July 2007 @ 11:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Which DVD/VHS combo player does the best job in recording VHS to DVD?
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attar
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_ 		3. July 2007 @ 01:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try this site.Check off the features (in this case 'VCR')and you will get a list with user comments.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdrecorders

Note that most combo type machines will honour 'Macrovision' and will refuse to copy VHS movies that contain this protection.
To backup these tapes requires a standalone tape player and a 'video enhancer'.
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chuj666
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_ 		8. July 2007 @ 18:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the reply, but do you know of any DVD recorder that burns copyrighted VHS tapes or do you have to buy a a encrypter box?
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attar
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_ 		9. July 2007 @ 02:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't know of any who advertise the fact.
I use a twenty year old Optex 'enhancer' on my DVD recorder that was used for dubbing between tape players and note that not all movie tapes have protection anyway.
I think that Haupage capture cards for the PC ignore Macrovision - but capture cards have their own problems.The link I gave has details.
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chuj666
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_ 		10. July 2007 @ 08:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So is it better to buy a standalone DVD recorder and hook-up the VCR thru a enhancer? what does the enhancer actually do? Does it block the copyright on the VHS?
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attar
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_ 		10. July 2007 @ 09:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't know the mechanics of the process, but in essence the video signal is stripped of any indicator that the content is protected.
Only commercial tapes have the protection and only some of them actually have it.
If an unfiltered tape has protection, the recorder shows a suitable message on the TV screen and it won't copy the signal.

The general quality of the DVD will reflect the quality of the tape.
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chuj666
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_ 		10. July 2007 @ 10:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so is their DVD recorders with built in enhancers? it would even be better if it was DVD/VHS Combo?
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