# Anyone record from DirecTV to a set-top DVD recorder? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 27, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950 "2012-09-27T01:25:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/1 "2012-09-27T01:25:53Z")
I have a Panasonic set-top DVD recorder, but I have Optimum cable. I’ve found that some (but not all) programs include copy protection that the DVD recorder will recognize (Macrovision I guess) so if you hit record with one playing the DVD recorder will stop and display COPYRIGHTED PROGRAM or something. Anyway, I’m **NOT** looking for info to defeat this, but what I’d like to know is does DirecTV do this too? Specifically with their PPV movies, on a show by show basis (like Optimum), or with everything? Is anyone able to record a PPV movie off a DirecTV receiver onto a component (not built into a DirecTV box), set-top DVD recorder? ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/2 "2012-09-28T15:02:50Z")
**BUMP** Oh come on, nobody’s ever tried doing this?! The reason I’m asking is I have an extra DVD component recorder that I was going to give as a present to someone, but they have DirecTV and I want to know if it will be at all useful to them. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/3 "2012-09-28T15:17:02Z")
Sorry. All I can tell you is that it happens with Time Warner on some channels as well, so it’s likely all the cable providers do the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/4 "2012-09-28T16:43:45Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > **BUMP** > > Oh come on, nobody’s ever tried doing this?! The reason I’m asking is I have an extra DVD component recorder that I was going to give as a present to someone, but they have DirecTV and I want to know if it will be at all useful to them. Why don’t you try asking [where](http://www.avsforum.com/f/106/dvd-recorders-standard-def) there are more people who might have tried this? ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/5 "2012-09-29T01:31:32Z")
Ok thanks, I’ll check that site out. I just always found Dopers to be pretty savvy when it comes to this kind of stuff… ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/6 "2012-09-29T01:34:40Z")
Yes, I have DirecTV and can record anything direct to DVD through component cables using my Magnavox MWR-10D6 DVD recorder with no problems. (Though I don’t have HD service, so dunno about that.) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/7 "2012-09-29T02:04:56Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > Yes, I have DirecTV and can record anything direct to DVD through component cables using my Magnavox MWR-10D6 DVD recorder with no problems. (Though I don’t have HD service, so dunno about that.) Same here, using a (newer) regular vanilla Toshiba DVD recorder. We record HD programs all the time, although of course the recordings won’t be HD since the DVD recorder isn’t. We don’t get any of the premium movie channels (HBO, etc) but have recorded a couple of PPV films. . ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-record-from-directv-to-a-set-top-dvd-recorder/635950/8 "2012-09-29T02:10:11Z")
I can record protected programs from the U-Verse recorder to my Magnavox H2080MW8 hard drive, but cannot burn it to DVD.