does it decrypt vhs tapes
1605043
I purchased the Ion Video 2 PC and added the Digital Video Stabilizer and transferred 12 Disney tapes from our collection to .DVD. All Disney VHS tapes were decrypted. Hope this help.
1605044
yes it works very well with vhs tapes... that's what it's for. Just make sure you put in a new 9vbattery when you get it.. the battery is good for 2000 hrs of use. vhs tapes are not encrypted, they are copy protected...this little box defeats the copy protection on most vhs tapes.
1605045
no it only copies what you recorded to dvd if it's hooked up to a dvd recorder
1605046
VHS Tapes are not encrypted, however, it does stop that annoying periodic darkening of the picture when you have your VHS piped through other components like another player.
1605047
It will bypass macrovision as long as you have it hooked up to a stand alone DVD player. It will not work if you have the VHS and dvd combo player.
1605048
Yes it dies but thats all it won't work on any other type of media and also helps clear the picture up a bit. It won' look as good as if the VHS was new but pretty close. Make sure you clean the VHS head with Alcohol first by opening up the VHS abd usibg a cotton swob several times.
2075669
Having contacted Toshiba and purchased the item, I can answer my own question. It will play back VHS tapes at all three speeds: SP, EP, and LP. Tracking is automatic and there does not appear to be a way to adjust it manually.
2266826
During the initial recording conversion, you can see the video using the built-in software or in my case with CyberLink PowerDirector. After it has been converted you should be able to view it with any software.You should not have issues with the hookup itself. All VHS video players I have ever come across have a composite video output (yellow jack) and stereo outputs (red and white jacks) which this device supports.
945487
That would depend on your setup with the dvr. Ours works fine. Our dvr will not record protected tapes, even if recorded off of tv and just transferring for your personal use from Vhs to Dvds. So we generally just wait until it comes on Tv again or check for used movies on amazon or cheap movie bends in the stores.
2198433
I don't remember if it could or not. The guy had sold me a mess up VCR and DVD player u had gave the man that sold me this 1 star meaning no stars ok so please don't send me this question again I was very upset with this ok
479615
no, sorry. i think it does but im not sure. do you know if it works on vcrs?
2176884
No, this can only play a VHS tape or a DVD. It can record from TV if you have a converter box to relay it through.
2020925
Mine is connected directly to the TV, don't even have cable! So I guess the answer would be "no". Just don't expect the VHS recorder to last longer than a couple months.
10607
if your vhs player/recorder has component video; meaning rgb hookups in addition to an s-video or yellow rca cable for video hookups than the startech will work. the startech does not have standard s-video or yellow rca jacks. hope this helps
423343
This will enable your computer to correctly "read" the video by disabling the copy protection, however you will still need a program & input device such as this Elgato device available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_electronics?_encoding=UTF8&field-brandtextbin;=Elgato&node;=172282)This combination will allow you to copy all VHS tapes, including protected ones.
726205
yes it will this gadget is something else very simple to use (the video wire) I have hd mine for about a year and has copied a number of disk to disk and vhs to disk (dvd) very nice gadget !
470858
Not only does it play VCR tapes but it up-converts them and, different than most combo boxes, all through a single HDMI cable so no changing inputs to watch DVDs and VCR tapes. It also can copy them to DVD if you prefer moving them to that more permanent media for posterity. Hope that helps!
1888767
It doesn't. It plays DVDs and plays/records VHS tapes. It's main advantage over other combo units is the HDMI interface. No more separate audio & video cables for each component.
1907731
Yes. It connects a video playback device like a VCR, TV, or DVD player to a computer. Software is provided to display the playback and capture it to disc. Works pretty well, except software will abort capture if it encountners poor signal quality due to imperfections in the source recording. That can be a real pain if you are trying to save video from old VHS tapes with lots of blips.
1804135
No it will not, the DVD portion is just a player, nor can you do DVD to VHS. I used to work for the company.
713381
Yes, I've used it to copy from a vcr. You probably can't copy copyright protected tapes though. The software with the unit should work to make a dvd disc.
285993
No, unfortunately this machine predated dvds....... But it does record vcr tapes beautifully!!!!!