sphereman100

HI all

I just realized my PS2 is hooked up to my VCR and I have no problem playing DVDs on the PS2 (no macrovision effect at all). I recorded a few DVD for testing purposes and no problem.

PS2 has no macrovision protection??

Mopower

Nope, mine works on DVD to VHS as well.

Deftones

How old is your VCR?

Mopower

6 year old RCA

joshd2012

It works with some VCRs, doesn't work with others. Consider yourself lucky

Deftones

There's your answer. VCR's pre-dvd will mostly work when hooking up your DVD player through it. Not all will, but it's not uncommon.

Corky Roxbury

Yeah mine also works but I don't know why they even have macrvision anyway I would nver copy a dvd to vhs

Noonan

Macrovision does kick in on mine. The picture fades from bright to dark costantly like it should. My PS2 is from launch day, and I doubt they would remove it, so I'm guessing your VCR is allowing it to pass through.

spankyj

I had the same question awhile back. Mine doesn't show any effects of macrovision either. Gots to love that. A good reason for dvd to vhs is to watch movies on tvs that don't have a dvd player. We've got 3 tvs in my house, but only 2 dvd players. Having a vhs gives you that liberty.

Hanson

Not quite. Macrovision was on VHS tapes before DVD came out. The AGP circuit (which reacts to Macrovision) predates Macrovision itself. The Macrovision people exploited its existence.

There are some VCR's that do not have AGP while others will not activate AGP in lower quality recording modes. I have a Sony that will not react to Macrovision if the recording speed is EP. Once it's switched to SP (even if you're not recording) the Macrovision effects kick in.

Is it really worth the $90 you're saving to have to a) record a movie to videotape and then b) be forced to watch said movie in VHS quality?