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Got an old grandma setup involving an RF-only TV, a Super VHS recorder, a Sega Saturn, and a stereo system. Was wondering what the best Macrovision-free DVD player would be - solely for legally watching Buena Vista or Toho DVDs ran through the VCR. Using an external RF modulator like a RadioShack one would make the sound mono, and the Panasonic Q is too expensive. If it’s easy to unlock via remote code, yes, it qualifies as an answer. Thanks.
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LiteOn DVD recorders were some of the best for:
- PAL+NTSC
- all-region
- ignore Macrovision

Many DVD players/recorders did 1 or 2, but few did all 3.

The #1 reason to rip/burn DVD media in the 00s was to strip region and MV, and then the only issue was PAL/NTSC. Starting around '03, most DVD players were PAL+NTSC, and had 100-240V PSU internal, because those were cheaply made in China. No-name like Cyberpower and Mintek were popular at the time.

I actually have some hacked and PAL+NTSC DVD players/recordings still. I should sell them, just in my way now.

BTW, for digital/DVD MV-protected output, to record on VHS or another digital/DVD, there's an Israeli-made dongle that does well to strip. (At the time, people wrongly claimed it stripped VHS MV, but it just screwed up the image cyclically.) I forget the name of that item. It's in a top box in another room, I can't get to it right now. It was this goofy-looking small gray round-ish thing.

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Many older Apex DVD players had a secret menu to disable Macrovision and region coding. They got sued over it and disabled it on later models.
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Sorry, fixed my problem. Found a GoDVD in storage. Here’s a picture of me watching Swing Girls in a Pioneer TiVo’s DVD drive now. If I ever get that expensive white Macrovision stripper, I’ll definitely add my 1997 TVGuardian to this setup (which chokes on Macrovision Level II).


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