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Tranfer HD programming from DVR onto external device??
by paqrmatt - 4/14/08 4:24 PMOK, so here's my problem. I have Directv and my HD DVR box (model #HR20-100S)went bad. So they gave me a new box. However, I have many stored programs on the old box that I want to keep. AND many of these programs are in High Definition.
How can I transfer these programs onto an external storage device (ie. the add on devices you can purchase at Best Buy for more DVR hours - not sure exactly what they're called).
OR
Would perhaps burning these programs to HD DVD's be a better option? If so, what hardware would I need for this and what's the process? Would the end product be in HD format...thus I'd need an HD (not Blu-Ray) player to view them?
Very much appreciate the help!
dont think you can
by daciple - 4/15/08 3:37 AM In reply to: Tranfer HD programming from DVR onto external device?? by paqrmattI work for time warner and I know with our dvrs if they break you are s.o.l. for getting your saved shows back.... I dunno bout sat companies boxes but I'm pretty sure ur screwed.... Hope for your sake I'm wrong... Also if your paying for new boxes might wanna check out time warner when our crap breaks we replace it for free
not what i wanted to hear...
by paqrmatt - 4/15/08 5:58 AM In reply to: dont think you can by daciplei hope for my sake too that you're wrong. i can't believe there's not a way to transfer those programs from a dvr to an external hd. i know at least people in this forum have talked about transfering shows by burning them to a dvd player.
i'm hoping that's not my only recourse.
Time Warner DVR
by Geewiz - 4/26/08 12:35 PM In reply to: dont think you can by dacipleI know that if you have a scientific atlantic DVR box through TWC, most have the ability to add an exteneral HDD that uses eSATA connectivity and the drive will be formatted in a way that no computer will recognize it but it should carry over to another scientific atlantic box since TWC does replace them for free. the only problem is that it will record to the internal box everything first so you'd probably have to make that 100% full before it would record to the external HDD and no guarantee that would carry over and be recognized.
Copyright DRM
by bevillan - 4/15/08 8:32 AM In reply to: Tranfer HD programming from DVR onto external device?? by paqrmattI am pretty sure almost all DVRs that are provided by a sat or cable company will not allow you to transfer recorded shows to another hard-drive. They all have anti-piracy code in them to prevent it.
seriously??
by paqrmatt - 4/15/08 4:59 PM In reply to: Copyright DRM by bevillanWhat about others in this forum that are converting dvr programs onto their computers? I would think if what you said were the case, they wouldn't be able to do this either, right?
depends
by bevillan - 4/16/08 6:47 AM In reply to: seriously?? by paqrmattI think it depends on the DVR that you have, but maybe those programs people use are sophisticated enough to bypass the DRM-like software in the DVRs. If you had video capture software and a capable videocard in your PC you might be able to do it pretty easily, but I don't know how some DVRs would handshake with a HDMI connection on a PC's videocard. If others say they have done it though, then they must be able to.
anyone else know??
by paqrmatt - 4/16/08 10:56 AM In reply to: Tranfer HD programming from DVR onto external device?? by paqrmatti'm hoping somewhere out in CNET land someone has an idea about this. i'm guessing this can't be the first time this has happened or been asked.
You're SOL....
by Pepe7 - 4/21/08 2:04 PM In reply to: anyone else know?? by paqrmattAll HD content from the cable companies is encrypted, so you're SOL, as has already been stated. Is there anything you can simply rent of that content (e.g. planet earth, etc.)? Copying an encrypted DVD is a lot less work than transferring & decoding content from a DVR(!)
The hardware is designed to prevent this.
by R. Proffitt
- 4/21/08 2:06 PM
In reply to: anyone else know?? by paqrmatt
You are fighting city hall, MPAA, RIAA, _ollywood and more. There's a reason why it doesn't work!
Yep, SOL
by Dan Filice - 4/21/08 2:29 PM In reply to: anyone else know?? by paqrmattFrom what I've read, the HD DVRs do not allow the HD content to be transferred to a recording device. The only way to maintain HD content is to use either an HDMI or Component Video-Out and this works fine when connecting to a TV, but as soon as a recoding device is detected, the signal won't transfer. I believe the only connections on a DVR that will transfer video content is either S-Video or the RCA connections, and both of these are SD, not HD. But hey, SD is better than nothing.
recording from dvr to dvd.
by Beckabuck - 4/26/08 12:38 PM In reply to: anyone else know?? by paqrmattAll I do is playback the movie on the tv and record it on my dvd recorder...simple.
well that just blows...
by paqrmatt - 4/22/08 6:07 AM In reply to: Tranfer HD programming from DVR onto external device?? by paqrmattI pay for the programming, I pay for the DVR hardware, and I even pay a monthly fee for the functionality of the DVR hardware to work...but, I still don't own the programs?! That's crap. A big FU to the cable companies. Directv can stick it.
Thanks to all that have replied. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
one more question...
by paqrmatt - 4/22/08 6:13 AM In reply to: Tranfer HD programming from DVR onto external device?? by paqrmattIs there any way to transfer HD dvr programming to a computer? Or would this be the same result as trying to connect an external storage/recording device?
possible, maybe
by bevillan - 4/22/08 6:42 AM In reply to: one more question... by paqrmattBasically what you would need is a computer with a videocard that has a HDMI input AND your videocard would need to be HDCP compliant for your DVR to recognize it.
After that you would just need some video recording software that basically records as you play something on your PC from your DVR. Transferring the contents of the DVR won't work, but certain PC programs let you record the audio/video from another source if it is playing simultaneously.
Another option, depending on the content on your DVR, is to just goto certain websites that let you download/stream whatever shows you missed.
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