Hi Haggisdj,
Most of the series I copy I have set on the link facility but some progs I record direct to dvd if they are channels 1-4. All these dvds are sent to my daughter who works abroad for 6 months at a time. She only has a portable dvd player to view them on so it's important to fill the screen Sky seem to have no intention of adapting the software back to how it was. I waste so much time whereas I used to wait until I had 6 hours to copy and would come back after that time and it was all done. I did get a free month's subscription from them which was something!
Good luck LyndeyLou. Let us know how you manage.