dvd player recording to video

radio nut · 12-02-2008, 13:56

im trying to record from dvd to video,it only records black+white

chrisjr · 12-02-2008, 14:23

I will assume for legal reasons that you are talking about non-copyright DVDs of home movies and the like

Most likely cause is the DVD player is set to S-Video format - assuming you are using a SCART lead between the two. Most VCRs will only accept Composite (may be called CVBS or PAL or just Video).

In a SCART lead S-Video "borrows" the composite pin and one of the RGB pins for the two video components. The Composite pin carries the black & white component hence why you could be getting only black & white on the VCR.

Try switching the DVD output to composite and see if that makes a difference.

Of course commercial DVDs may have other copy protection in place which may prevent you making a viewable copy. As circumventing copy protection is basically illegal we cannot discuss any more....

grumsta · 12-02-2008, 15:26

Another possibility is that the DVD is Region 1 (NTSC) and trying to record in PAL on the video?

radio nut · 13-02-2008, 17:21

not sure what tv is ,bush 21 inch,brought 2 months ago

John Currie · 13-02-2008, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by radio nut

not sure what tv is ,bush 21 inch,brought 2 months ago

No one mentioned your TV
Read the second paragraph of chrisjrs post.

radio nut · 13-02-2008, 17:40

another sarcastic remark

John Currie · 13-02-2008, 19:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by radio nut

another sarcastic remark

You posted your query yesterday at 13:56.
You got two replies yesterday with suggestions which you haven't had the grace to acknowledge and you post again today in the same thread with something totally unrelated.

radio nut · 14-02-2008, 13:33

whatever

niall campbell · 14-02-2008, 13:39

yeh well we could help you

then again who records dvd to vhs anyway

radio nut · 14-02-2008, 14:07

i do................

niall campbell · 14-02-2008, 14:12

well going by your answers you will be able to fix it yourself as us mere mortals are incapable of assisting yourself

radioquiz · 08-03-2008, 06:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Currie

No one mentioned your TV
Read the second paragraph of chrisjrs post.

what tv you mean tv. must be jokin. i left tv in 1969.
on to my radio.luvvy.

12-02-2008, 13:56	#1
radio nut Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west midlands Posts: 938	dvd player recording to video im trying to record from dvd to video,it only records black+white

08-03-2008, 06:51	#12
radioquiz Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 438	tv Quote: Originally Posted by John Currie No one mentioned your TV Read the second paragraph of chrisjrs post. what tv you mean tv. must be jokin. i left tv in 1969. on to my radio.luvvy.

12-02-2008, 14:23	#2
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	I will assume for legal reasons that you are talking about non-copyright DVDs of home movies and the like Most likely cause is the DVD player is set to S-Video format - assuming you are using a SCART lead between the two. Most VCRs will only accept Composite (may be called CVBS or PAL or just Video). In a SCART lead S-Video "borrows" the composite pin and one of the RGB pins for the two video components. The Composite pin carries the black & white component hence why you could be getting only black & white on the VCR. Try switching the DVD output to composite and see if that makes a difference. Of course commercial DVDs may have other copy protection in place which may prevent you making a viewable copy. As circumventing copy protection is basically illegal we cannot discuss any more....

12-02-2008, 15:26	#3
grumsta Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hinckley, Leics, UK Posts: 252	Another possibility is that the DVD is Region 1 (NTSC) and trying to record in PAL on the video?

13-02-2008, 17:21	#4
radio nut Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west midlands Posts: 938	not sure what tv is ,bush 21 inch,brought 2 months ago

13-02-2008, 17:29	#5
John Currie Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South Lanarkshire. Scotland Posts: 2,005	Quote: Originally Posted by radio nut not sure what tv is ,bush 21 inch,brought 2 months ago No one mentioned your TV Read the second paragraph of chrisjrs post.

13-02-2008, 17:40	#6
radio nut Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west midlands Posts: 938	another sarcastic remark

13-02-2008, 19:00	#7
John Currie Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South Lanarkshire. Scotland Posts: 2,005	Quote: Originally Posted by radio nut another sarcastic remark You posted your query yesterday at 13:56. You got two replies yesterday with suggestions which you haven't had the grace to acknowledge and you post again today in the same thread with something totally unrelated.

14-02-2008, 13:33	#8
radio nut Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west midlands Posts: 938	whatever

14-02-2008, 13:39	#9
niall campbell Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberfeldy Posts: 7,035	yeh well we could help you then again who records dvd to vhs anyway

14-02-2008, 14:07	#10
radio nut Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west midlands Posts: 938	i do................

14-02-2008, 14:12	#11
niall campbell Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberfeldy Posts: 7,035	well going by your answers you will be able to fix it yourself as us mere mortals are incapable of assisting yourself

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