Posted by Marc Martin on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/video-software-suggestions-tp1509509p1509524.html

richard curzon wrote:
> I have some old VHS tapes that I would like to backup to DVD to
> minimise wear and tear, but they have the Macrovision anti-pirate code on them.
> Is there any way to circumvent that either by downloading new firmware for
> my DVD recorder, or some other techno device?
>
> Also, I have some old NTSC VHS tapes from the USA which are on there
> last legs and are of old B-films from the 1940s1950s (no DVD release in
> sight); how can I convert them to PAL so my DVD recorder can record them?

It sounds like you need a PAL/NTSC converter box, which will convert
one signal to another, and also has the side effect of stripping
away any Macrovision encoding:

http://www.220-electronics.com/comworld.htm

Marc