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star3ky
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_ 		4. September 2004 @ 10:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, I know VHS is dead but i am interested to know what that dialing tone noise is at the beggining of vhs tapes? i was thinking it might be some sort of copy protection?

Anyone know what it is?
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Minion
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_ 		4. September 2004 @ 17:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have never heard what you are describeing...
The Only Copy protection on VHS tapes is Macrovision Copy protection and it only protects the Video the audio isn"t Protected....
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star3ky
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_ 		7. September 2004 @ 10:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you get it on rental tapes, i used to knwo what it wasfor but i forgot, maybe not copy protection but it does have a purpose....
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star3ky
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_ 		7. September 2004 @ 10:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you get it on rental tapes, i used to knwo what it wasfor but i forgot, maybe not copy protection but it does have a purpose....
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If you can keep your head while others around you loose theirs, its quite possible you havnt grasped the enormity of the situation
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