HBO copy protects it shows.

Which is why I, and this my opinion, find all the new digital formats boring. I had a blast with my VCRs copying whatever I wanted to. It made video fun. I can't even name a current heavyweight boxer today (thank goodness I was around for free Muhammad Ali). We are paying big money to watch cable TV and it is 50% commercials! Everything today has to do with wrenching the last dollar from people. Sorry, I felt like ranting. I should be happy. I'm not buying thousand dollar VCRs any longer......I've owned several......but only one DVD player.....I wonder why :)

What about PVR? TIVO? Apple TV? Does any one know if if you can rip a DVD from one of those?

Peace

The fight was recorded on Tivo. I thought I would be rid of tapes forever...guess not. I remember reading something about the Digital Lens having the ability to delete sub-code. I'll email Paul McGowan.

240zracer,

I'm with you 100 percent. It's really obscene what HBO charges for their PPV Boxing Events. I really wanted to watch that De LaHoya - Mayweather bout, but I wasn't prepared to shell out $60 for the one-time privilege.

I used to subscribe to HBO mainly for their boxing event coverage, but lately, all the high-profile fights cost big-bucks on PPV. A small consolation is that you can usually watch the bout on regular HBO a week later after you already know who won and how the fight went. No Thank You!!!

So I dropped HBO and won't be resubscribing. I can think of a lot of better ways to spend my money.

HBO is only a few bucks more and I watch some of the series they produce. The boxing is great too, but if they are trying to save boxing as a popular sport with high$$$ PPV - a big mistake. It is too bad you cant copy the programing, but the Sopranos, Deadwood, Big Love, Entourage, Rome... well frankly, they have me hooked.