dvd to vidio

[dave1961]

i have a dvd player that has a tape recorder built in when i try to make a backup copy oy my dvds it wont let me record.
i have been told that it may be possible to deactivate the macro on the player, is this possible.
i dont have a dvd writer

[jggimi]

Not for most commercial DVDs with content that is copyrighted. Please check out The official DVD FAQ (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/officialfaq.html). It's one of 5 web pages linked to Doom9's DVD Basics (http://www.doom9.org/dvd-basics.htm) section, which you seem to have missed.