Page 1 of Is this a possible macro answer for Matsui DVDR100??

I don`t know if this helps or not, but I`ve noticed that since I`ve used the region hack on this machine I can record from about 2 thirds of DVDs whereas I couldn`t before. Only found out by accident as I was trying out different scart leads following the Pin 19 ghosting problem.

Universal, Miramax, 20th Century Fox and some older Columbia DVDs don`t appear to work. But have tried a newer Columbia DVD (issued in 2003) as well as those by MGM, Warner Bros, Artificial Eye, Prism(!) and have had no trouble with them. I can`t believe that only three companies use copy protection? It doesn`t work with VHS though!

Any comments greatly received! I`m guessing if this is a semi-macrovision hack as well a multiregion one, that people haven`t noticed it as they already have the necessary equipment to by-pass the macro anyway? Dunno, but would like to find out.

Shane Brown, Norwich