THE MOST COMMON WAY TO TRANSFER LD OR VHS TO DVD IS TO USE A VIDEO CAMERA AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE PLAYER AND YOUR COMPUTER. RADIOSHACK HAS A DEVICE CALLED MACROBUSTER THAT WILL REMOVE THE MACROVISION ENCRYPTION. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO LOW TECH YOU CAN USE AN OLD VIDEO CAMERA THAT USES THE FULL SIZE VIDEO CASSETTES. THEY WON'T READ THE MACROVISION BLOCK THEREFORE NEGATING THE NEED FOR MACROBUSTER.