Not something I've tried; it's easier to get things from Netflix and rip
them than try to export from the DVR. If your Uverse box will allow you to
export a video file it has to be possible to either remove the DRM or change
the codec to something more friendly.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Van Plexico <[email protected]> wrote:

> Curious if some of you electronics gurus knows anything about this:
>
> When we had DirectTV (from 2006 until last month), I never had any
> problems recording things from my DVR (including movies recorded off
> of HBO) onto a DVD-R using my Philips DVD Recorder.  Not only did this
> allow me to build a nice library of movies and other recordings on
> DVD, but I could then transfer them to my iPod using HandBrake.
>
> Now that we have AT&T U-Verse-- a setup I otherwise love-- I'm finding
> I cannot record to DVD because of apparent DRM issues.
>
> So-- I can understand the DRM issue.  Same as trying to record a copy
> of a DVD I bought in the store.  But-- why did it work on DirectTV?
> Is this just a coincidental timing issue (ie DirectTV doesn't let you
> do it anymore, either) or is it that U-Verse enforces DRM and DirectTV
> simply did / does not??
>
> --Van
>
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