Newer releases (beginning with Batman) won't 'straight copy to anything (disk, or tape!), and many new dvd recorers sya they 'defeat copy guarded' tapes,..but don't!
2007-08-07 02:09:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Commercial VHS tapes are protected by Microvision copy protection. There is no software to defeat it, but there is hardware.
However, I would not bother copying commercial VHS tapes to DVDs, the quality will be horrible, especially when 2-3 years from now you will buy that HDTV. If you really like the movie, get the DVD or these days the HD DVD/Blu ray version. Most video rental stores will sell you pre-viewed SD DVDs at very low prices. This way, you get better quality video, multi-channel audio, and all the movie extras.
2007-08-09 20:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by TV guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋