What are the limitations on copying older, copy-protected VHS's?
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If the machine can play the VHS tape, it can record it on DVD. If you can buy a DVD of the copy-protected item for a reasonable price, you're probably going to be happier with the result. The system has operated quite satisfactorily for all the transfers I've done.
1283139
That is a legal question. Physically, the machine is capable of copying them.
1283140
Sorry, I never tried that. I used it for copying VHS that I recorded myself to DVDs. But I was VERY disappointed that it would not record from my DVR, refusing to "make more than the limit of 1 copy". The VHS is broken now, will play but not record. So I only use it to play DVD's.
1283141
My dad had trouble making DVD copies of his old westerns. The machine sporadically freezes up and has to be unplugged then plugged back in before it will respond to even the buttons on the front panel. You're better off buying a Toshiba unless you want to record onto dual layer media.
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So am I. I have over a hundred vhs movies that I really don't want to have to go out and buy DVD copies for. What a waste of money. I don't want to copy to sell...I just want to update with what is available now. I do not think it is fair of the video companies to expect us to put out that much money again for what we alrealy own.
726206
I have copied copy protected movies from my DVR. I don't see why it wouldn't copy them from VHS. To be sure, I would recommend you go to the company site. Click on "Contact Us". You can ask them any question you wish and they do answer within a reasonable time. The link is: http://www.xdimax.com/grex/grex.html Hope this helps.
1605044
yes it works very well with vhs tapes... that's what it's for. Just make sure you put in a new 9vbattery when you get it.. the battery is good for 2000 hrs of use. vhs tapes are not encrypted, they are copy protected...this little box defeats the copy protection on most vhs tapes.
713381
Yes, I've used it to copy from a vcr. You probably can't copy copyright protected tapes though. The software with the unit should work to make a dvd disc.
2150487
That is what happens when the material you are trying to record is copy protected. We'll be getting more of this after Feb2009
1016705
hi dannyd5050, you're correct, it's just a matter of pausing then reinserting another vhs. i hope this answer is not too late for you. thanks.
901491
It all depends on which VHS-DVD recoder you have. here is a list fom their website, of those VHS-DVD recorders they know will work! Take a look, and if you find your model recorder, and click on it, there will be a drawing showing you how to hook up http://www.xdimax.com/grex/grex.html#CMP
1766756
If these are your own recordings you can do this, however if they are bought movies or any VHS with a copyright, it will be blocked and won't let you record. Sometimes you record them 85% of the time you can't. You have to buy a small gadget to remove the copyright , you can usually buy one for around $15. With this you can record any VHS to the dvd recorder. This is the only way you can record pre-recorder videos. Recordings you made yourself will record on the Panasonic. The problem is finding one of these boxes to remove the copyright. I can send the name of the box, just can't remember it now. I think Best Buy sells a device that does this but it's around 100. There is nothing else that will work. I went trough this, a friend of mine had one in his old junk and gave it to me. The copyright block will block most pre-recorded videos. It has nothing to do with your Panasonic DVR. If you get the box you can record any VHS on to DVD with the Panasonic DVD
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Prof. Whitebread: Yes, you can hook up a VCR and record VHS tapes to DVD with this recorder. I transferred all my VHS movies (all that were not copy-protected) to DVD using this recorder. You can apparently do some editing too, although I have not tried this. You can read all about it on the downloadable owner's manual in PDF, available at this URL: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/models/dr570/docs/dr570_om_e.pdf
675905
Yes, that's exactly what I did. I used Elgato Video to convert movies from VHS to .mp4 files then move them to an external HD.
2036322
If you're trying to copy VHS movies with copyright protection, you will have to get a filter to remove the protection. Can you view your VHS movies on your computer? Microsoft will take you to your goal - no extra cost - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/toss-out-those-vhs-tapes-save-your-home-videos-to-dvd
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As far as the quality of the product - yes. They are good quality and should record on any dvd recorder that has the capacity to record. If you are trying to transfer from VHS to DVD that is a technology problem. I recorded family movies from VHS to DVD but needed a special set up and recorder to do this. Trying to copy commercial VHS to DVD is much more difficult.
2124391
As long as it is a VHS-C tape it should work. All those things do is stretch the tape out so that it will fit in a regular VHS player.
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I'm looking for the same answer. I did notice that the very early reviews of this product did mention that a screen popped up that said the material was copyrighted and, therefore, stopped. Unless someone can tell us otherwise, I suspect the answer is no. I have two old VHS movies that have never been released in DVD format and would like to preserve them for my own personal use only. Has ANYONE been able to copy commercial VHS movies to DVD with this program??? Thanks.
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I have done several recording from vhs to dvd without any problems so maybe if you could provide me a few more details I could steer you in the right direction. The instruction manual is quite complicated and it is easy to miss a important step so tell me what you did any I'll try and sort out the problem. If you have the instruction manual list the steps found in it so I can be sure you are doing the right things.
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You would be better off getting a device specifically for this purpose, or you can send your tapes to a service that will convert them for you.All the big chains have devices to convert VHS to digital for anywhere from $30 to $100 ..