DVD-R

Aaron
Aaron Posts: 1,853
edited February 27 in Clubhouse Archives
Anyone have one of these little gems? Now that they're affordable, I'm toying with the idea of getting one (in a few months). It sounds like you can't make a direct copy of a regular DVD movie, but I could be wrong. What I'm really wondering is if you can bypass the copyprotection by ripping the DVD to your hard drive and then burning it to a DVD. I'm thinking this may work. Anyone?

Aaron
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited October 2001
    I'm not too sure, but here's the deal. If it's made for the computer, there WILL be a way to make an exact copy of it, copy protection won't stand a chance.

    And as soon as the media drops a little (~$5 would be ok), that's when I'll buy my first DVD-R drive :)

    ~JB
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  • PETERNG
    PETERNG Posts: 918
    edited October 2001
    Aaron
    I have the same thinking, I know I may not answer your question but I like to share a thought. First, I believe that you can by pass the Marcovision to make copy of Commercial DVD via DVD-R drive(PC). The problem is: you will have go through a trial period to test, make sure this procedure work. During this trial period, you will waste several blank DVD-R, and the cost of each blank DVD is about $10- 15, it’s not feasible to try(most commercial DVD disc cost between $12 to $20). Computer blank CD disc costs lest than 25 cents/piece, I waste several of them before I created my first CD-R to by pass SCMS. Yes, I agree with JB that until the media price drop to less than $3 a disc, you can afford to try this out…At the meantime, if you buy the DVD-R drive, you can probably make copy and editing of your favorite DV tape etc…
    The price on the DVD-R has been dropping, the price of the first Panasonic DVD-Ram recorder is now less than $850 (retail $2,499), it plays and record only on DVD-RAM disc ($40 to $50).
    The new second generation DVD-R plays and record both DVD-RAM and DVD-R, the suggested retail on this one is $1000 less($1,499). I think in about a year, we all can afford to buy the DVD-R ($500-$700 for recorder, $2 to $3 for each blank DVD-R):)
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited October 2001
    Pioneer has one sexy drive that goes for around $550. It burns DVD-R's at 2X, DVD-RW's at 1X, CD-R's at 8X, and CD-RW's at 4X. Not too shabby. The DVD-R's can be found for as low as $6 now with DVD-RW's starting around $13. That's not bad.

    I have several excuses for getting one. First, I need a conveniant way to back up 1GB of data regularly so the DVD-RW feature would be nice. Second, my DVD drive on my computer is pretty much shot. Finally, like Justin said in another post, it's 2001 and I still don't have a CD burner!

    Aaron
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  • CHRIS
    CHRIS Posts: 454
    edited October 2001
    As I said before they are working on copy protection for CDs and DVDs far different frommacrovisons copy protection. It will be built into the dics or movie itself. It will make your PCs show error when trying to file etc. but you will be able towatch it. The problem they are having now preventing it from going ito full production is, the more expensive DVD and CD players have a built in part similar to a PCs which gets fouled up in the menu area. The discs which are out now you will have no problem with but in no time the new movies and CDs will have it. I wish I had saved they artical I read as many of you know no two searchs come up exactly the same. I've ben making copies of my dics too for listening in the car I'm not happy with this either but it will happen. I'm no saying don't buy a copier Aaron just tryin to let you know whats on the horizon. If I remember correctly it was on soundstage some were but I haven't found it again. It makes no sence to me why they make copiers and then are working on this, they have the bands and movie makers coing down on them for ripping on line is the only thing I can come up with. Hopefully they will come up with something just fo that. Bu this is not something you can break the code its in the actual bytes on the discs. You can thank sites like “Napster” for this. If it was kept to were friends just made copies for each other I think it would have never come about.
    Chris
    Chris :)
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited October 2001
    I don't see how they could build copy protection "into the disc." If that's all they did, then I would think someone will come up with a crack easily enough. I agree with Justin on this matter. It doesn't seem to matter how great the copy protection is (witness Macrovision), it always seems to be broken.

    Aaron
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