---Original message by Steve Kirkpatrick, at 12:14 PM 12/1/04 +0000 ---


>> 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"?
>>
>>
>> - 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.
---End of Original Message---

Thanks, now I understand what you were saying. I did understand how macrovision
works on both tapes and DVD's, I just didn't understand the remark.

Looks like a good machine. I'll check it out.

- Rick Housh -