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A FRIEND HAS BOUGHT A PHILIPS DVD RECORDER MODEL 880.
HE CAN COPY DVD`S TO THE DVD+R OR DVD+RW BUT THE COPIES WILL NOT PLAY ON OTHER STAND ALONE PLAYERS.

CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF HE IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR DOES HE NEED TO ADJUST SOME TYPE OF SETTING .

THANKS RIK

This item was edited on Saturday, 21st September 2002, 21:31

some players will not support dvd+r dvd+rw, i have a 880 and keep getting copy right come up on the display when i try to copy dvd`s would be Interested in how to do it thanks

css prtection is stoping u from copying from another digital source ie dvd a special filter lead is req to remove this

And where would one purchase such a filter lead and what is it called ??
I too have the same problems when trying copy a disc. Although I managed to copy Black Hawk Down without any problems.

I would like to point out that I only would copy to make back ups. If anyone has kids I`m sure you will understand. I`ve found several DVD`s in the kids bedroom being used as coasters !!!!

you can buy a filter lead from maplin or a company called lectropacks

rik

Is there a name for this type of lead.....or will the staff know what I`m on about.......Have u ever asked a question to some 17 yr old "sales assistant" only to be greeted with a blank expression !!

Cheers

http://home.cfl.rr.com/filter/

this is the one my mates got cost him £85 from u.s works a treat

or look here
http://www.gthelectronics.co.uk/

This item was edited on Saturday, 28th September 2002, 18:24

These things are intended to overcome macrovision copy protection on a ANALOG signal from the dvd player to your TV. The CSS (Copyright Security System) is a much more sophisticated protection system to prevent copying from DIGITAL signals.

I am surprised nobody has mentioned the obvious answer of making sure the non playing discs have been finalised.I have played DVD+R discs on;Panasonic,Toshiba,Philips,recentPS2(there seems to be a problem with early ones),Pioneer,PC&laptop,Pacific,Bush,&Dansai.Don`t spend £85 on a lead,buy a new player .Tesco`s first Dansai,the 852,had no Macrovision,more importantly,no CSS,and on top of that, a full PAL50 converter that makes NTSC discs look like PAL,producing far superior pictures to my £400 digital standards converter.The Dansai 1010 is not the same.It has CSS.On SP mode,a copy of a US DVD is near perfect.