Posted by GMAN on 11/15/44 11:30

In article <n3N7f.3335$Kv.231@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net>, "Biz" <spamoff@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>"GMAN" <glenzabr@xmission.com> wrote in message
>news:djmghl$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...
>
>
But with the DirecTV tivo, it doesnt record , it just stores the bitstream
from the sat signal as is onto the hard disk.

Its quite possible with that flag that the OP might need to use a DVD-R or
or +R using the VR mode or use a DVD-RW or DVD+RW that supports CPMR.
Sometimes using the right disk and the correct mode on these burners allow one
to record the protected signal if its encoded with the COPY ONCE flag..

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