try a macrovision removal device from:
www.satalogue.com/section6/page0.htm
i bought a couple of the older models (one for vhs,the other for dvd's)a couple of years ago.i bought two of each model in case they broke.you connect your video to it in one socket and the recorder to the other socket.
it works a treat with vhs tapes.
they used to doo two separate models-one work only with vhs tapes,the other one worked only with dvd's (of curse now i use clonedvd for that).
hope this helps you.
With AnyDVD running in the background, you don't need any other removal soaftware with the Plextor. Another strong point for the Plextor is that you can transfer up to 4 hours onto a single disc and I'm not referring to DLs either. The quality does not lessen , like it's been stated "what you see is what it will capture".
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