I just purchased a brand new DVD recorder/player and it will not even record my soap opera WHY?

Question

I get the message PROTECTED on the front of my recorder. I can understand this if it's a movie but why can't I record my soaps? What use is this thing? I paid $369.00 for this thing on sale and I am NOT happy.

Answer 1

If it says protected, then the studio does not want people to record their tv shows. the copyright laws make it so that ppl cant record shows when a program is flagged. Doesn't matter if its a movie, tv show or a football game.

You should probably stick with a vcr.

Answer 2

Make sure the video input is not coming from another device that protects its output.

For example, directly from antenna should work. Input from a VCR may not work. Output from a set-top box should work depending on the channel and the video port (for example, it may allow you to record from composite but not from component).

Answer 3

Boy, thats some smart recorder.