The picture of the DVD or VHS tape im watching is fading in and out on my TV – what should I do?
Chances are you’re running your DVD player or VCR through a VCR before it get’s to your TV – right? If this is the case, that flickering or fading is a result of MACROVISION – a copy protection encoded into the video that is enabled if it detects that the player is being run through any additional hardware or VCRs. Connecting your player directly to your TV is the only way to view Macrovision encoded titles without the ‘flicker’. If you are having this problem after connecting your player directly to your TV – we recommend switching cables or hooking the same player to another TV. From the Macrovision bio: ‘Macrovision’s copy protection technologies are designed to allow content owners to protect their videocassettes, digital Pay-Per-View (PPV) programs and Digital Video Discs (DVD) from unauthorized recording on VCRs. Major Hollywood studios, independent home video companies, and special interest, corporate, and educational program providers use the company’s videocassette copy protec
