> Well, I'm baffled again. A dvd disk does not have the macrovision
code embedded like a vcr. The macrovision encoder is built into the
dvd machine and is either on or off. What do you mean, "macro vision
free for vcr's but sadly not for dvd output"?
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> - Rick Housh -

Hey Rick,

You are incorrect when you say, “A dvd disk does not have the
macrovision code embedded like a vcr.” All dvd discs that use
Macrovision as their protection scheme have bits of code in them that
trigger the Macrovision circuit in your dvd player to enable for that
particular disc. (VCR’s don’t have any built in Macrovision circuits
like dvd players do.) My comment refers to the ability of the 642 to
copy a DVD onto analog tape but not to make a digital copy. My guess
is that the type of Macrovision circuit used to prevent video taping
is not installed on the 642, but the type of Macrovision or CSS
circuit used to prevent digital copying is installed on the 642.

Here are several comments about this from vcdhelp.com:
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I'm running this player into the VCR and there is no Macrovision!
Thanks Philips, you saved me 20$ not buying an RF modulator!WOOT!LOL!
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If you use the on-eject-7-8-9-OK-0 region-free hack, it is also RCE
free (tried with Hollow Man R2) and analog Macrovision free!
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All it took was a few simple keystrokes on the remote, and poof!
region free! No silly firmware upgrades needed for macro-off and
region-free.
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Pros
- 8x fast-forward and rewind on MPEG-4 movies!
- complete folder support for data discs (CDR or DVD)
- brilliant picture quality on everything
- real multisystem (played PAL DVD great on my NTSC TV)
- easy region code hack
- appears to be Macrovision-free out of the box
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The hardware technical specs are better than the Lite-On, much better
signal to noise ratios and video sampling. I hope they leave
Macrovision disabled because I wanted to use this with a HT
projector. Nobody copies to tapes anymore, copying and decrypting is
done on a copy, plus it degrades the video image.
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