Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2
From P2P Foundation
The R2 allows you to digitize you analog video tapes.
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Review
" Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2 (the "R2") digitizes analog video output and records it to a CF card or a memory stick in MPEG4 format. The video can then be put on your computer, burned to DVD, moved to your video iPod, or slotted right into your Sony PSP. You can also output video to a display device from the R2.
In turn, the R2 helps you make legitimate use of your media and lawfully escape DRM restrictions. For example:
- Free your recorded TV content: TiVo and other PVRs restrict moving recorded video to other devices. The DMCA limits removing these DRM locks, and, if the broadcast flag proposal passes, these restrictions will get even worse. Regardless, you can lawfully use the R2 to create a DRM-free copy, recording straight from your TV or TiVo.
- Free your DVDs: DVD ripping software is widely available, but using it to rip a film to your computer and video iPod may violate the DMCA. The R2 gives you a legal (albeit more cumbersome) alternative. Similarly, though region-free DVD players are available, you can use the R2 to help create a region-free copy of the movie itself.
- Free your VHS tapes: You've probably faced the unhappy choice between rebuying your VHS collection on DRM-restricted DVDs or lugging around a legacy player. The R2 helps you liberate your movies from their VHS chains.
The good folks at Neuros Technology were kind enough to give EFF a device to test out. Recording both from VHS and DVD, it worked like a charm (I didn't test recording from a TiVo because I don't own one, but doing so shouldn't be any more difficult). This clever gadget is light, fitting neatly in your hand. Setup is simple, and you can customize the recording resolution to suit your needs." (http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2006/06/27#a1791)
