Page 1 of Taping a region 1 DVD

If I try to tape a region 1 DVD, when play it back the picture is black and white and messed up. I am assuming that this is because of the NTSC format.
Is there any way around this? Or will it play back ok on a video that does NTSC playback?

i got a bug blaster copy box when i try and copy r1 film i get colour but the picture pulls side to side mined you it copys r2 film and hard to copy videos it cost me £49 two years ago its a good machine but if you find out how to copy ntsc let me no pals a crap format

one word MACROVISON :P

It`s nothing to do with Macrovision. Most PAL VCRs will *NOT* record a NTSC or PAL-60Hz signal correctly, which rules out recording R1 DVDs in most cases.

To do that, you need either of the following:

1) A DVD player which can output a true 50Hz PAL signal from a NTSC DVD (e.g. a Samsung 709).

2) A VCR which can record a NTSC signal (for example one of the Thomson models).

(Note that a VCR having NTSC playback *does not* necessarily mean that it can record in NTSC.)

This item was edited on Monday, 11th December 2000, 22:18