Fozzy_Bear(Competent) posted this on Saturday, 24th March 2001, 04:32
ok macrovision good for retailers. bad for pirates. rather annoying for a lot of other people. like if u only have one scart socket on the tv an two on the video it sucks having to swapem all the time.
who are the sick twisted individuals that thought this up and were can i find them?
anyone know?
RE: macrovision why?
Mike G(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 24th March 2001, 09:33
Not a problem for pirates - very easy to remove.
Very bad for ordinary people who want to do as you suggest.
As an idea it`s almost as bad as region coding (which would literally have killed DVD outside of America if it wasn`t so easy to get around), but who said you needed common sense to run a Hollywood studio? :-(
Mike
RE: macrovision why?
scooter(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Saturday, 24th March 2001, 10:45
know of anyway to turn macrovision off or buypass cheers
lee
RE: macrovision why?
clayts(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 24th March 2001, 13:22
Hi Scooter.
It really depends on your player. If you have a budget player, there MAY be a remote control hack (i.e. a sequence of numbers or buttons that you can press) to enable access to a hidden menu.
If you have a more mainstream player, chances are the only way to disable Macrovision is to have some form of modification. There are a few companies out there (eg Techtronics, DVD Chips, Upgrade Heaven, etc) who will do this for you.
One of the regulars to the forums, Bear, has mentioned that good old chunky VCRs from about 10-15 years ago are all you need, assuming you`ve got room in your front room for a gigantic bit of kit !!!
Hope this helps - you may want to post up your player`s details (assuming you have one)
Machines that disable macrovision.
Shingle(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Saturday, 24th March 2001, 17:38
In case you want to know the following machines are available from Richer Sounds and they can disable macrovision. This is taken from thier website. I just thought you might want to know.
