Posted by Biz on 10/26/05 15:14

"GMAN" <glenzabr@xmission.com> wrote in message
news:djmghl$cbh$2@news.xmission.com...
> In article <1130261073.330825.141240@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
bill_nielsen_99@hotmail.com wrote:
> >I have a new Sony RDR-VX515 DVDR/VCR combo. When I record from my
> >Cox/Magnavox DVR to the Sony DVDR, every minute or so, a message screen
> >will come up saying that the recorder can't record copy protected
> >material. When I play back the DVD, there are blank screen dropouts
> >and/or frozen images that appear every minute or so.
> >
> >Since the DVR does not have copy protected information on it, does
> >anyone know why I'm getting these messages and what the workaround
> >might be. I did not have these problems going from the same DVR to an
> >older Philips DVDR, which has since died.
> >
> >I had seen one posting on Usenet that said the Sony couldn't record
> >from Tivo. I'm wondering if I have a similar situation here.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any advice you can provde.
> >
> >--Bill Nielsen
> >
> I have no problems going from a Hughes DirecTV TIVO DVR unit to my Sony
> RDR-GX7 unit.
>
>
Directv has not implemented the copy protection flag as of yet last I had
heard...Apparently Cox in the OP's area has. Although the OP says its not
copy-protected. He has already recorded it once, on the DVR, so he cant now
transfer those recordings to dvd recorder...

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