I know there's a difference in the way things work. Some radio stations are
trying to mess with signals so you cannot record digitally. You can still do
analog with a tape. I don't have cable, but assume that cable can prevent you
from taping. I'm using OTA signals and I don't think the RIAA/DMCA or whoever
has encoded anything to prevent making a copy OTA. Toshiba has.

Sony tried that at one time and got sued. Sony tried to make a purchased CD only
playable in one player. Which meant if you put it in your car CD player, it
would not play on your computer or external CD.

The DVD in question will play in any DVD player, except on a computer.
Windows sees the DVD, but will not play it - Ubuntu refuses to even SEE the DVD
player. I should think the DVD players would show up as drives like a floppy
whether they see the disc or not. And since I can't even read the DVD files, I
have no idea what format it's in.

I started searching for the recording format of Toshiba, and since the DVD is
only readable in standalone DVD players/recorders - Toshiba is using some format
to prevent a digital copy. I can make an analog.

There's articles on how to get dvds on the Toshiba Thrive (android?)
and it involves a format change. However, all this stuff is for Windows/Android.

There should be info somewhere. You can write and rewrite RW and RAM discs
before finalizing, and you could have stuff recorded that you wish to edit out
since the recorder takes other externals besides TV.

I'm not trying to pirate - I just want to experiment.

As to Photoshop - I've had it since V3, gone about as far as I want to go and
will update the computer for CS5. Since that's the computer's main purpose, the
extra drive with Ubuntu is just there for online and for newer stuff that XP
doesn't have. If 2K had worked with the new video card, I wouldn't even be
bothering with Ubuntu. You are not going to convince me to use GIMP or that it
is superior. In fact, I might just delete it now. Inkster is far more usable
since I have a program that lets me design my own cutouts for the Cricut. And
since the program for Cricut is Windows only, Inkster cross platforms very well.
That's all I've been using Gimp for anyway. I can create and print paper that
looks like fur, scales, fabric for making cards. I have to save the files and
print elsewhere. The only thing I've seen slower than Ubuntu is a big HP color
laser and vector files.

BTW - I worked in marketing and am impervious to hard sells. I'll investigate if
I'm interested, but all the selling in the world won't make me use a product
regardless if 99% think it's superior. If I don't want it, I don't want it.