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Date Posted: 18:40:24 04/29/03 Tue
Author: PISCI
Author Host/IP: 6532220hfc132.tampabay.rr.com / 65.32.220.132
Subject: Re: CURRENTLY USING VHS RECORDING FORMAT WANT TO UPGRADE TO CD-ROM RECORDING HOW???

>Hi,
>MY BUSINESS RECORDS A VHS FORMAT I WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE TO A CD-ROM RECORDING FORMAT,WHAT IS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
>>5.1 audio late in 2001. I would like to know the
>>feasibility of recording the Sky broadcast onto D-VHS
>>including the 5.1 audio.
>
>There are D-VHS recorder who record the original
>digital bitstream. They exist longer than this new
>generation of recorders, because there was/is no need
>for an expensive MPEG encoder.
>
>The D-VHS recorders sold in Europe can only record
>from analog inputs (and from digital camcorders) and
>therefore no sound better than dolby surround.
>
>>I have a fealing that the
>>D-VHS format is only MPEG1 (i.e. stereo), but can
>>anyone confirm the situation.
>
>So it is - and will be, because the film industry
>don't like 5.1-recorders. ;-( At the moment, 5.1
>recording is limited to harddisk recorders (not so
>easy to give a harddisc to a friend).
>
>
>>Also, do the recordable DVD format
>>(+RW/-RW/-RAM)include the ability to record 5.1 audio.
>
>No. Same reason as above. :-(
>
>The difference is, that most (all?) DVD-recorders use
>Dolby Digital for recording, but not 5.1, just 2.0
>(so, same features as MPEG on D-VHS).
>
>
>>What restrictions does Macrovision copy protection
>>impose on recordable DVD and D-VHS?
>
>None, but recorders will not record. ;->
>
>But anyway: There is a special signal for digital copy
>protection and all digital recorder (also DVD-R) look
>at that. Some of the "macrovision off" chipsets don't
>kill *that* signal too, so buy another chipset or buy
>a external decoder.
>
>Grettings, Oliver

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