Re: Making DVDs

This past summer I was faced with the issue of paring down the combine VHS
libraries of my wife and I into something manageable. Since I bought a DVD
burner and have been paying attention to this newsgroup and other sources I
chose the following 2 pronged attack to getting my VHS library reduced.

Number 1: We were already members of Netflix and several local libraries.
The movies we own on VHS that we wished to maintained DVD copies of we
decided to skip transferring from VHS. Instead, we ordered from the
libraries and Netflix those films in our collection and just ripped them
with DVD Decryptor and burned to disk. Then, we donated the tapes to the
library for a tax deduction.

Number 2: About 85 % of our library was on DVD, but for the remaining 15 %
that has not seen a DVD issue yet, we transferreed with a VHS/DVD recorder
that we bought from Costco. Costco's machine did fine as long as it was not
copy protected. In that 15% I spoke of above were alot of home movies and
television programs I recorded off air so that the Macrovision signal was
not present. This cut the 15 % down to about 7 percent of the original VHS
volume.
This machine was about 250 $US last summer. I did these transfers over a 6
week period and then returned the machine to Costco for a refund. I was
going to keep the machine but I found that it would not make tapes or DVD's
of copy protected programs on television which really pissed me off. I
mean, there is a right to record for time shuffling, but Macrovision defeats
this legal fair use. Since I never knew until it was too late which program
was going to be protected I gave up using the unit and returned it to the
warehouse.

This remaining 7 percent of copy protected media I will keep on tape until a
suitable DVD arrives which I can copy or purchase.

Lastly, you may just want to sign up for Netflix. We couldn't be happier
with their service. Save all that gas and NO LATE FEES! We use the 3
videos at a time service. We burn some material to DVD+RW for viewing
later if we decide when the mail arrives that we are not quite as crazy to
see something as we first thought. when the item was ordered.

Good luck and happy viewing.


"gripbyte" <rsparks1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C01F4978.2500%rsparks1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
All,

My wife and I have a large library of VHS tapes. Just out of college and
an
ever growing collection of small children, our Friday dates were: 1) Buy a
movie, 2) Order a pizza, and 3) Watch as much as we could in between
diaper
changes or referee interventions.

So, we have about 200+ VHS tapes, which are neatly arranged around the
fire
place and TV.

My wife wants to shrink this down onto DVDs. However, macrovision has
intervened.

We purchased an LG LRY-517 to try to convert as many as possible. We have
many tapes from the early and mid 80s, no problem. But obviously, we have
many newer titles.

I need a work around to make DVDs from them, legal copies for my own
archival needs, or replace them with new DVDs at retail.

Any help would be appreciated. I did hack the region software with good
results, although I only own region 1 DVDs, so obviously there are ways to
hack the firmware.




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