download from sky+box to computer

bmwguy

Hope this is the correct forum, feel free to move or point me in right direction if this has been asked/answered before. I will shortly be moving home and want to download something from sky+ box that i have recorded onto a permanent storage device, i.e. laptop or memory stick. Could anyone tell me if this can be done, and how exactly. And I mean EXACTLY because I havent done anything like this before ever.

Thanks in advance, hope someone can help

johnc24

As far as my understanding goes with the sky boxes I think you need a DVD recorder and you can transfer your recorded programmes in that manner.

I do not know about downloading to Flash Drive or anything similar.

If you do have a DVD recorder, just google the Sky+ Manual online and it will be in there somewhere about how to do it step by step.

J

dannyo666

bmwguy wrote: »

Hope this is the correct forum, feel free to move or point me in right direction if this has been asked/answered before. I will shortly be moving home and want to download something from sky+ box that i have recorded onto a permanent storage device, i.e. laptop or memory stick. Could anyone tell me if this can be done, and how exactly. And I mean EXACTLY because I havent done anything like this before ever.

Thanks in advance, hope someone can help

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001BAFQ2A/ref=asc_df_B001BAFQ2A483535/?tag=ciaouk-ce-mp-21&creative=7966&creativeASIN=B001BAFQ2A&linkCode=asn

Harvey norman has them.Dont waste your money with a dvd recorder,this does everything,play movies/record directly from tv/store music and just about everything else
Quality kit!

John mac

bmwguy wrote: »

Hope this is the correct forum, feel free to move or point me in right direction if this has been asked/answered before. I will shortly be moving home and want to download something from sky+ box that i have recorded onto a permanent storage device, i.e. laptop or memory stick. Could anyone tell me if this can be done, and how exactly. And I mean EXACTLY because I havent done anything like this before ever.

Thanks in advance, hope someone can help

hook up a dvd recorder or Video recorder . easiest way,

You cant copy the files directly using usb.

of course if your laptop has a tv card just plug in the aerial from the +box and copy it that way..

There is a piece of software that will copy the program but that involves removing the hard drive and hooking it up to a pc.

Edit:- you can only play it back in a sky+ box with the correct sub though!

Kristopherus

dannyo666 wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001BAFQ2A/ref=asc_df_B001BAFQ2A483535/?tag=ciaouk-ce-mp-21&creative=7966&creativeASIN=B001BAFQ2A&linkCode=asn

Harvey norman has them.Dont waste your money with a dvd recorder,this does everything,play movies/record directly from tv/store music and just about everything else
Quality kit!

Blimey, I have a 320gb version of that. Haven't used it yet. Can you actually play a sky+ recording straight on to it ?

bmwguy

dannyo666 wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001BAFQ2A/ref=asc_df_B001BAFQ2A483535/?tag=ciaouk-ce-mp-21&creative=7966&creativeASIN=B001BAFQ2A&linkCode=asn

Harvey norman has them.Dont waste your money with a dvd recorder,this does everything,play movies/record directly from tv/store music and just about everything else
Quality kit!

so my take on it would be to play back the recorded item and then record it as its playing back? sounds nice and simple alright, i was told by an IT mate to get one of these alright (for something unrelated)

John mac

bmwguy wrote: »

so my take on it would be to play back the recorded item and then record it as its playing back? sounds nice and simple alright, i was told by an IT mate to get one of these alright (for something unrelated)

I dont think you can record from tv onto it though.

Think it only plays content from computer or nas.

have a look here

It plays through scart ok but wont record.

dannyo666

John mac wrote: »

I dont think you can record from tv onto it though.

Think it only plays content from computer or nas.

have a look here

It plays through scart ok but wont record.

The 500gb records direct from tv,-plug n play,the 1tb doesnt and harvey norman have a 1.5tb for €149 which im not sure of.I chose the 1tb because ive sky+ and wouldnt need to record but for bmwguy this it what you want friend


http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/hard/networking/iomega-screenplay-pro-hd.htm

John mac

dannyo666 wrote: »

The 500gb records direct from tv,-plug n play,the 1tb doesnt and harvey norman have a 1.5tb for €149 which im not sure of.I chose the 1tb because ive sky+ and wouldnt need to record but for bmwguy this it what you want friend


http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/hard/networking/iomega-screenplay-pro-hd.htm

This is taken from that review

But if, for example, you can add a suitable TV tuner to your PC, you can set up the drive as a PVR

so it wont do what he needs.

rolion

There is a special software that allows you to copy content from Sky box'hard drive on to another storage device, BUT it will remain encrypted in a sky proprietary system.You can play it back only on a sky box.

As an option,buy a Dreambox and use the Sky card in it, then accessing the recorded programs under a different system,much easier to manipulate on a PC.