[pinkertonfloyd]

Probably your best bet is to contact the content provider and see if they offer a copy of the video. My wife was able to do this a few years back. Most production companies are more than happy to produce you a DVD "For Personal Use" with a clip of a show, especially if you were on it. Lots of professionals use them... including TV personalities. Usually it's free or the cost of a blank DVD and postage.

FYI: The encryption isn't there because of DTV, the content providers require it under DCMA... there's no way around it... all of the commerical DVRs encrypt, especially HD content...