Originally posted by: andy_k_250
For VHS with "copy protection," I think all you need to do is to tape a piece of tape over that empty square spot.
For VHS with "copy protection," I think all you need to do is to tape a piece of tape over that empty square spot.
That's only if you want to record on the tape again
JamesEightBitStar - for VHS to DVD - You'll need to find a DVD recorder that can be hacked to turn off MACROVISION (Some Lite-on's and Toshiba's) then you'll be able to record VHS to DVD. I have a Lite-on LVW-5005 that just needed a firmware upgrade (google search!) now it can honestly record from pretty much any source. Yes, you can get some hardware that allows you to "Clarify" or "Copy" but you'll still come across tapes that will not copy (not sure why but it happens) - ANOTHER great option is to get a capture card for your PC/MAC and capture directly to your computer uncompressed then encode to your desire.