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Cheapie Multiregion with no Macrovision

defendersv (Harmless) posted this on Saturday, 22nd November 2003, 15:52

Does anyone know of a cheap player that is (or has an easy hack) multiregion that you can also turn off the macrovision so I can back up Disney DVD. I believe that an ALBA 45 might do it but I don`t know about the macrovision

RE: Cheapie Multiregion with no Macrovision

Globefm (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 22nd November 2003, 16:16

Check out some of your local computer shops there are several out there which i have come across around the 60quid price region free and macro free.

RE: Cheapie Multiregion with no Macrovision

phelings (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 22nd November 2003, 23:38

If you already have a player,try
www.sonel.com/
This will allow dvd-vhs or dvd-dvd

This item was edited on Saturday, 22nd November 2003, 23:42

RE: Cheapie Multiregion with no Macrovision

bolweevil (Harmless) posted this on Monday, 24th November 2003, 16:37

It would appear from the website that this is a scart cable with fancy electrics to clean up the signal to the recieving DVD recorder.

I am planning to purchase the new Panasonic DVD recorder to make back up copies from my Marantz DV7010

Ok I`ll get round to my question which is threefold
Does the cable create a pure signal from the original and thus give a pure copy
Does it interfere with region coding
Will the Panasonic work
:/ :/ :/

RE: Cheapie Multiregion with no Macrovision

snafu (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 25th November 2003, 01:26

The problem is not macrovision but a second anti copy system known as CGMS that an increasing number of dvd disks have - and Disney is among the best protected. Esentially this inserts a flag on the disc that the dvd player sends to the dvd recorder to say don`t copy this disc. Players from mainstream manufacturers such a sony, panasonic etc will transmit this message but many supermarket Chinese players that can disable macrovision don`t send the CGMS signal. Now the EU Copyright Directive is part of UK law players that can disable macrovision will probably disappear from the legitimate market.

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