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UPC DVR - transfer files?

  • 17-06-2008 3:36pm
    #1
    MAJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Can the recordings be archived/stored on a PC?
    Can the be viewed on a PC?

    How?

    Thanks,
    majj


Comments

  • #2
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    I think the only way to get anything off it is to copy to a DVD.

    I don't think there is any way to hook it to a PC and read the hard drive.


  • #3
    MAJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭MAJJ


    Hi Paul,

    Copy to DVD? Do you mean basically to record the output onto DVD?

    That probably means for me I can take the cable out (RF out) and capture the output via my TV card and MCE. Not ideal but if I need to archive something suppose it might work.

    Thanks,
    majj


  • #4
    cyclopath2001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭cyclopath2001


    MAJJ wrote: »
    Can the recordings be archived/stored on a PC?
    Can the be viewed on a PC?
    The trend is for content to be locked into your device so that they can control your viewing. This applies equally to UPC and Sky.

    Best way to get good quality content for viewing on a PC is to use a PC satellite card and satellite dish. Or get a FTA satellite receiver/PVR which allows for content to be transferred to PC.


  • #5
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    MAJJ wrote: »
    Hi Paul,

    Copy to DVD? Do you mean basically to record the output onto DVD?

    Yes, through the output.
    MAJJ wrote: »
    That probably means for me I can take the cable out (RF out) and capture the output via my TV card and MCE. Not ideal but if I need to archive something suppose it might work.

    That may work. It would still be a recording as opposed to a copy though. :)


  • #6
    MAJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭MAJJ


    Thanks for the advice folks.


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  • #7
    Simon201
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭Simon201


    Just out of interest to anyone, I posted a while back about this, saying that I'd taken the HD out of the DVR and tried connecting to anything I could - my Mac, XP on a pc, XP on my Mac and Vista on my mac. Not a sausage! well the nearest I got was that XP could see 'something' connected via USB. Doh!


  • #8
    MAJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭MAJJ


    I wonder would Linux view the disk? Anyway I don't intend on removing the disk anytime soon.

    Thanks for the update Simon.


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