How to Bypass Macrovision on Roku
Macrovision is a copy protection system used to prevent unauthorized duplication of videos released on VHS and DVD. However, some users trying to connect a movie player, such as the Roku Player, through a VCR or TV/VCR combination unit, may experience distorted video quality when watching movies, due to the Macrovision protection. The only way watch a Roku player through a video connection with Macrovision enabled is to bypass the video signal through a Digital Video Stabilizer, which will also improve the video quality.
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Instructions
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Connect a set of color-coded component audio and video cables to the "Output" ports on the back of your Roku Player.
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Connect the other end of the component audio and video cables to the color-coded "Input" ports on the Digital Video Stabilizer.
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Plug the Digital Video Stabilizer into an available power outlet.
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Plug another set of color-coded composite audio and video cables to the "Output" ports on the Digital Video Stabilizer. Connect the other end of the cables to your VCR or TV/VCR combination unit.
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Tune the VCR to TV/VCR combination unit to the "Aux" or "Video" input channel using the channel buttons on the remote. The Roku Player will appear without Macrovision copy protection.
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Tips & Warnings
This solution only works for the composite video output of a Roku Player. However, Macrovision copy protection should not affect the playback of a Roku Player through HDMI or component video output.
Digital Video Stabilizers are not as readily available in electronics stores, because of the declining sales of VHS tapes and VCRs. However, many online retailers still offer these devices.
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I have a Samsung and a Toshiba DVD recorder. I also have a Philips DVD 724 player and an older Philips DVD 74 recorder. I have and older video stabilizer box that was used for removing copy guard from VHS tapes. I tried copying commercial copy guarded dvds from each of my players/recorders to my Toshiba to copy but no luck. Just a copy protected message appeared. For some unknown reason if I put disk to be copied in the Philips DVD724 player then break the video output through the stabilizer then to the Toshiba I still get the copy protected message. BUT if I connect the output of the stabilizer to the input of the Philips DVD74 recorder and then to the Toshiba it copies fine. Who Knows?
