Coops(Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 17th September 2000, 15:40
What is macrovision ???
RE: what is macrovision ???
Ian Court(Competent) posted this on Sunday, 17th September 2000, 16:46
Macrovision is the copy protection that is used on most DVDs to prevent you from copying the film to VHS casette. It is also used on pre-recorded VHS casettes, and occasionally on digital TV (e.g. to prevent people from recording pay-per-view events). There is a way around this. Most DVD players can be hacked or chipped to have Macrovision disabled. You can also buy Macrovision decoders (sometimes nicknamed "bug-blasters" or similar) that plug between the DVD player and the video recorder. It is also worth noting that some video recorders just ignore Macrovision altogether and will record/copy from protected sources fine. I believe certain Ferguson video recorders can do this.
