[ale] OT converting old videos, cataloging dvds, storing forever

[rb211 at tds.net (William Bagwell)]

On Monday 15 October 2012, Justin Goldberg wrote:
> I've read that there's some trick to defeating the vhs copy protection
> watermark that involves disassembling the vcr, or alternately, using a
> special vhs copying device made for the purpose.

Back in the olden days I accidentally discovered that a VCP / VCR combo 
eliminated the built in quality dithering of VCR / VCR copies. Your probably 
referring to someting more modern and insidious, but sometimes the simple 
solutions are best:)

/ "P" = Player
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William