Hey guys, I did that transfer and it was the first time I ever worked w/ the software TMPG (or whatever its called). I split the tracks and titled everything and I cant seem to find a way to avoid having those pauses when it plays between 'tracks'. I could have let it play but then there would be no instant track access, so it was a double edged sword. The audio drop outs were like that from the box, so there was nothing I could do to correct that. When we watched it the first time (without recording it to my stand alone DVD recorder) it was the same way. I had another friend with U Verse check at his place too and he confirmed it.
So there you have it. Ill try to figure out a fix in the DVD Authoring software Im using to see if there is a way to avoid those gay ass pauses between tracks, but as of now I cant find one.