Plot: Did you ever try to copy one VHS tape to another and find that it just, well, didn’t work? Macrovision was the clever creation of what is now TiVo that managed to confuse a VCR without causing too much distress to a TV. In this video, we find out what it is, how to spot it, and how it works (with a healthy dose of speculation)

Technology Connections - Season 4 - Macrovision: The Copy Protection in VHS (Episode 15)
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, May 22 2018
7 years ago
Tuesday, May 22 2018
7 years ago