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Summary: Works great!!!!!!
Review: I have a lot of movies on VHS. A few would not dub to my DVD recorder. I hooked up the CT-2 and it worked right away. All I wanted to do was make personal copies of some great videos and I could not before. Very easy to hook up, just 2 wires.
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Summary: WORKS PERFECT ! On All DVDs ,VHS , Cable TV
Review: First, the good part - "jgamiere's" review is Totaly Wrong!
The Sima CT-2 works on ALL TYPES OF MACROVISION.(LEVEL 1&2)
It is the Sima CT-1 that does not work with VHS to DVD.
If you want to confirm this go to - www.videoguys.comThis item works exactly as claimed. If you own a DVD-RECORDER. This unit allows you to make "backup" DVD copies of all your copy protected DVDs and VHS tapes and Cable/Sattelite Recordings.
As of July 2004, some Cable/Sattelite (HBO) channels are now "Copy Protected". So you now need the SIMA CT-2 to make back up copies of some of your Cable/Sattelite Recordings. Now,for the not so good part. At $100.00 it's not exactly cheap. But it looks to be made cheaply. It is about the size of a pack of cigarettes,and weighs about the same too. The AC Adaptor plug and the S-VIDEO Cables do NOT fit very tightly. So both the AC Adaptor cord or an S-VHS cable may come loose. My suggestion is to use Monster 3 S-Video Cables. Those type of cables fit very tightly! So put the unit somewhere you wont be able to touch it. It has Three "Enhancement" settings.But the settings may make your picture either too bright or too dark. So it's best just to leave the enhancement off. You must press the input button when using S-VHS cables after you turn unit on. Or you wont get any picture. The unit lights up RED when swtich to the S-Video input. So that should be easy enough for you. The Sima CT-2 is perfect for you if you want a small very easy to use copy-guard remover that makes perfect copies of all DVDs & Tapes and Cable / Sattelite TV Recordings
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Summary: WORKS GREAT- BUT MADE CHEAPLY!
Review: First, the good part - This item works exactly as claimed.
If you own a DVD-RECORDER. This unit allows you to
make "backup" DVD copies of your store bought DVDs. Now,for the not so good part. At $100.00 it's not exactly
cheap. But it sure is made cheaply. It is about the size of a
pack of cigarettes,and weighs about the same too. The AC Adaptor plug and the S-VIDEO Cables do NOT fit tightly.
So both the AC Adaptor cord or a S-VHS cable often comes loose. You certainly dont want that. Especially if you are using a
DVD-R blank disk, which you are not able to erase.
The AC adaptor also burns out quickly and needs to be replaced. The "Enhancement" settings are fairly useless.
The two settings make your picture either too bright
or too dark. If you want a high quality SIMA unit, that does the same plus
much more. Then get the SIMA SCC-2 for about $45.00 more. If you see the SIMA SCC-2 for $200, then you need to do a
internet price search to find it for $145.00 The SCC-2 is certainly worth the money ($145)
Especially when compared to the Go-DVD unit. Even the name "GO DVD" sounds like it is a toy. You must get the SCC-2(Not the SCC-1) if you own a DVD recorder.
The SIMA SC-1 does NOT work with DVD recorders.
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Summary: This Device Will Allow You To Make Fair Use Copies of DVD's
Review: Forget about using those cumbersome and illegal computer programs! The Sima CT-2 signal processor will allow you to easily make "fair use" back-up copies of your store bought DVD's. Simply plug it in between your DVD recorder and DVD player and you'll be good to go. Works with either a S-Video cable or RCA connector. Although not true digital, the DVD images will transfer nicely and are very crisp looking. I've been extremely satisfied with the results. Well worth the price.
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Summary: Don't convert between PAL & NTSC
Review: I bought the CT-2 mainly for converting my PAL VHS tapes to NTSC DVDs. From the product description as well as its user manual, the device should be able to convert PAL to NTSC signal if you set the output to NTSC. What I found was that it cannot convert the signal between the two systems. If I input PAL signal and switch output to NTSC, it only outputs b/w signal. It does work with both systems, i.e. if you input NTSC signal it will output NTSC signal and similarly for PAL signals. I called the customer service at Simacorp and they asked me to return the CT-2 to them. I soon get a new one from them. Unfortunately, it works the same i.e. cannot convert between PAL & NTSC signals. I gave up pursuing this issue further since the "new" one behaved the same. Therefore if you plan to do PAL <-->NTSC interconversion, CT-2 will probably not serve your purpose.
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Summary: Works sometimes
Review: I made a fair use copy of a VHS which worked fine . However when I tried to backup DVD Secret Window with Johnny Depp it wouldnt work at all.
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Summary: Works great after two weeks
Review: I've had this device for a couple of weeks and it works as advertised so far. I tried making a DVD-to-DVD copy of a Macrovisioned DVD to play back on my TV that doesn't like Macrovision and it played back fine without artifacts. I also did some VHS to DVD conversions and that was okay except for one slight annoyance. When fast or reverse scanning on the VCR, the picture on the monitor goes blank. So you have to rely on the VCR counter to find the starting point on the tape. It would also be desirable to have a power switch on the unit. I found the enhancement modes to be useless except for the B/W setting for dubbing B/W material and avoiding color-noise. By the way, there is no audio capability on this thing as opposed to what the product description indicates. This is strictly a video unit.
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Summary: simple copy enhancer
Review: The device is easy to use. I use it with a $100 DVD-VHS deck and a $200 DVD recorder (GO). Although it only enables enhancement and copying of the video portion, add a left & right audio cable between the source (DVD, VHS, Camcorder, etc.) and the DVD or VHS recorder and you can copy anything. The copies are good, but not as good as the original purchased DVD disk, but quite acceptable.
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Summary: It Works....Kind Of....
Review: There are several "video enhancement" gizmos on the market these days, the majority of them made by Sima. Basically, you want one of these things so that you can transfer a VHS cassette which is copy protected to a DVD-R. However, not many people realize that there are two types of Macrovision--type 1 and type 2. Most of these units ONLY remove "type one" macrovision, leaving "type 2" still fully functional (and you S.O.L.). So what you really need is a unit which will fully override both types of Macrovision, and to my knowledge, the only thing available is the SIMA SCC-2 Color Corrector 2. This thing is expensive ($150-200 bucks), but it's worth it if you have a big video collection you'd like to transfer to DVD-R. I hope this helps anyone out there who bought a bunch of VHS tapes and simply wants to transfer a few to DVD. Jeez.....
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Summary: Great product
Review: There are several "video enhancement" gizmos on the market these days, the majority of them made by Sima. Basically, you want one of these things so that you can transfer a VHS cassette which is copy protected to a DVD-R. However, not many people realize that there are two types of Macrovision--type 1 and type 2. Most of these units ONLY remove "type one" macrovision, leaving "type 2" still fully functional (and you S.O.L.). So what you really need is a unit which will fully override both types of Macrovision, and to my knowledge, the only thing available is the SIMA SCC-2 Color Corrector 2. This thing is expensive ($150-200 bucks), but it's worth it if you have a big video collection you'd like to transfer to DVD-R. I hope this helps anyone out there who bought a bunch of VHS tapes and simply wants to transfer a few to DVD. Jeez.....
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