Terry Collins wrote:
>
> > > is that true that you can't plug a VCR into a DVD player and tape DVDs?
> > > Sounds like a bummer. If you can see it on the TV though, then you can
> > > tape it, but maybe at less quality.
> >
> > this is incorrect. Macrovision can actually prevent the VCR from taping (and in
> > some models even viewing) the DVD player output.
>
> >From a vague memory, something is subtracted or added that confuses
> the VCR syncing, but doesn't affect the TV.
Apparently it confuses the AGC (Automatic Gain Control) in the VCR into
thinking that the picture is either too light or too dark, which causes
the AGC to adjust it. Of course, the picture is neither too light/dark,
so it ends up fluctuating.
The Macrovision FAQ I sent the URL to before explains all.
Matthew
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