I took the following text from an article on Digital Digests site.
>>Macrovision, does occasionally, prevent genuine playback of DVDs on computer systems (eg. when your TV does not have S-Video or composite inputs, and you must output through a device, such as your VCR), and this guide tries to help those who have trouble with this.<<END>>
This statement is NOT entirely true. I DO have an S-Video plug on my tv. I cannot attach my computer directly to my tv to view DVDs. I'm using PowerDVD software and an Nvidia geforce MX400 card in the pc.
I looked up info on Cyberlinks web site concerning this issue. Check out the following paragraph from their site and decide for yourself what in the heck is going on here..
(Taken from Cyberlinks site)
"There are many display cards in the market with a built-in TV-OUT function. However, there are some VGA cards that are not approved by MacroVision. Therefore, a DVD software decoder, like Power DVD, is forced to shut down the TV-OUT function to prevent any illegal recording action. Our suggestion: Please find a VGA card approved by MacroVision. Then you can watch DVD via the TV-OUT function".<<END>>
Now tell me folks. Is this a monopoly or what?
>>Macrovision, does occasionally, prevent genuine playback of DVDs on computer systems (eg. when your TV does not have S-Video or composite inputs, and you must output through a device, such as your VCR), and this guide tries to help those who have trouble with this.<<END>>
This statement is NOT entirely true. I DO have an S-Video plug on my tv. I cannot attach my computer directly to my tv to view DVDs. I'm using PowerDVD software and an Nvidia geforce MX400 card in the pc.
I looked up info on Cyberlinks web site concerning this issue. Check out the following paragraph from their site and decide for yourself what in the heck is going on here..
(Taken from Cyberlinks site)
"There are many display cards in the market with a built-in TV-OUT function. However, there are some VGA cards that are not approved by MacroVision. Therefore, a DVD software decoder, like Power DVD, is forced to shut down the TV-OUT function to prevent any illegal recording action. Our suggestion: Please find a VGA card approved by MacroVision. Then you can watch DVD via the TV-OUT function".<<END>>
Now tell me folks. Is this a monopoly or what?
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