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Can you split a Composite Video Signal via black boxso you can use DVD Recorder and copy DVD's from DVD player so you can still watch HDTV?
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∙ 16y ago
You don't need a black box to split composite video. What you'd use is a video distribution amplifier with at least two outputs on it. (You can find used ones on Ebay and on the 'net).
The reason for the distribution amp is that when you split a composite video signal, it halves the output and consequently, the picture usually looks way too dark.
You're also going to have problems with copy guarding. That's the anti-theft scheme usually contained in the original DVD you're trying to copy. Of course, the exception would be a DVD that was mastered on a home computer or some similar piece of equipment. If you try to copy commercially produced DVD's, all you're going to end up doing is making a lot of coasters.
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