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Old July 9th, 2003, 12:39 PM   #1
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Copying DVD's


If you have a DVD drive and a DVD Burner can you copy movies from blockbuster? and other movies?
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Re: Copying DVD's


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If you have a DVD drive and a DVD Burner can you copy movies from blockbuster? and other movies?
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Old July 9th, 2003, 12:51 PM   #3
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If you have a DVD drive and a DVD Burner can you copy movies from blockbuster? and other movies?
Yes, and it will even work with movies from Hollywood Video too!



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Old July 9th, 2003, 01:12 PM   #4
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So they are not protected?

Someone told me they were.

Can I use a regular blank DVD?
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So they are not protected?

Someone told me they were.

Can I use a regular blank DVD?

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Old July 10th, 2003, 10:16 AM   #7
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So they are not protected?

Someone told me they were.

Can I use a regular blank DVD?
They are protected, but there are ways around it. As far as using a regular blank DVD, you can, but you have to use the right type for your burner. There are DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs and now some burners do both. So you need to make sure you buy the right media for your burner.
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Old July 10th, 2003, 10:33 AM   #8
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Can I just pop both DVD's in and copy?
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