LG DR6921W DVD Recorder any help thanks

[bic42]

hi all new to this so please be kind .lol i own a LG DR6921W DVD Recorder
copys vhs pal to disc fine, but doesnt want to know about NTSC watching
ntsc vhs tapes to tv fine,, plug it in dvd recorder and black and white lines etc...can record it but its to bad to watch,is there a way around this ???
without spending to much money for a thing that goes between your vhs player and dvd recorder....i dont care if the disc come out in ntsc cause the player is mutiformat..iam loking for a code/hack/something that might help.
40plus NTSC TAPES would like to put on disc and then get rid of the tapes..most are old ntsc tapes so are very hard to find to buy..spoke to a lot of people shops etc all say it cant be done without spending a lot of money
to convert the signal....i have read somewere go to setup then lock on the remote but there is no lock i can find in the book or remote????i bought the recorder to save me going though my computer,any help would be great..
ps:do i sell this recorder and buy one that will do it....cheers bic.....

[jokiin]

Any chance of a clearer idea of what you are trying to do? (in plain English) it's a bit hard to understand in abbreviated format. If you can be more specific I might be able to point you in the right direction.

[bic42]

just trying to copy my NTSC vhs tapes to disc...will not copy them need help
cheers.....

[jokiin]

Yeah I got that much, do you have a TV that can display NTSC correctly, be more specific about the black and white lines you mentioned.

[bic42]

yes if you run the vhs player straight to the tv it plays NTSC & pal really good
but as soon as you plug the vhs player into the dvd recorder then run your recorder to the tv with a NTSC TAPE playing the picture goes b/w and colour
bleeds though it,i dont think it is a macrovision problem more of the recorder
not letting the NTSC signal play. thats were the problem is..there might be a code/hack something that will let it play so i can record it ..........cheers....

[jokiin]

If you set the LG to NTCS output in the setup menu what is the result then?

[bic42]

there is no NTSC output in the setup menu or lock picture ........

[jokiin]

It might be easier to use one of these http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AR1822&CATID=&keywords=ntsc&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID= it should fix your problem.

[bic42]

hi yeh just bought one and tryed it ,,didnt work dammnnnnnn i might have to go though the computer, buy a caputer card etc..thanks for the help anyway if you have any other ideas please let me know...thanks.........

[jokiin]

The device I mentioned removes Macrovision and also can convert NTSC to PAL, if it still doesn't work then it sounds as though something else is causing your problem

[bic42]

yeh the guy at the shop said sometime it works on most then not on other's
it didnt work on mine dont no why ...........

[termite]

That device doesn't convert just accepts Pal/Ntsc.But a great device a must if your into dubbing.When you play an NTSC dvd in your recorder does it play back OK on your TV?
With Panasonic recorders you can record NTSC sources but the dvd is in the Ntsc format.
LG is crap, better if it remained as Goldstar then you would not have purchased it.

[jokiin]

That device doesn't convert just accepts Pal/Ntsc..

It does convert actually, they list the same item twice in their catalogue, once for the Macrovision feature (video stabiliser) and once as an NTSC/PAL convertor, it seems they discovered after they started selling them that they did actually convert the signal. I have one and it does work correctly, it might be something else that is causing the problem in this case, I have a LiteOn LVW5045 which can record PAL or NTSC, also macro free so recording just about anything is possible.

[bic42]

thanks guys for the help,i rang lg would not give me a answer rang service centers they dont know,i have 4 vhs machines & 3 dvd players plus 1 lg dvd recorder which has done about 8 hours of recording,i use the player for watching my movies,and the recorder was for family vhs tapes,so now i think i will sell or swap it so if anyone is after a lg with only about 7 hours use let me know or look on ebay as i am going to sell it,can anyone tell me which brand and model should i buy so i can do my vhs pal & ntsc tapes,cheers thanks for trying to help out guys.
ps:i only record on dvd-r cheers.....

[jokiin]

I use one of these http://www.liteonit.com/DC/english/lvw_5045/lvw_5045.htm definately can do what you want, region free and macro free available, currently sells for $499, getting a macro free recorder can be a challenge, may be something else available, none other that I know of though.

[bic42]

so you think the 5045 will do the job ???? is there a place in sydney were i can pick one up cheers........

[jokiin]

The 5045 can definately do it, it can record in NTSC just by changing the video outout to NTSC, Macro is easily removed with a modded firmware, region free is a few remote presses away, $499 is current sale price at Strathfield stores, other retailers sell them also but I don't know of anyone that has them on this cheap, good price for a 160gb recorder.

[bic42]

re thanks for that, will pick one up this week and keep in touch with you if i
run into any problems with it .cheers for your help......

[jokiin]

No problem