Television and Home Theater

I just brought a new desktop with vista (32-bit verison) and a AverMedia Tuner card. Using media center I can copy vhs tapes to file. my problem is that I can't copy copy protected vhs tapes using media center. So, I just want to know is there a programe that will at lease let me capture or view copy protected VHS tapes? I have a program that I can use to capture it but I need to view and of course hear it. The program that I use to Capture is ZD Soft Video recorder. Can anyone help?

Our Sony has started to have issues. The display and audio will black out, but the green "on" light located on the lower left front of the TV doesn't flicker, blink or go out. If I am in the "menu" for the TV, that screen doesn't go out, but the audio from the show that's on does. 

It happens fairly regularly, but not at regular intervals. 

Thank you in advance,

Cecilia

our 10 yr old tv just started blinking red lite on start up.no video/sound.after 15 minutes, video/sound came back on.

chassis- tac 0021

model-32A60

thanks