Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Recording From Old Sky Box

  • 08-06-2016 08:51PM
    #1
    johnmolloy554
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭


    We have an old Sky Box that will be upgraded soon but there are 2 programmes on the box I really want to keep. How can I transfer them off the box?


Comments

  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,749 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Im afraid it cant be done.....at least not easily anyhow and it certainly cant be done through normal Sky protocol.


  • #3
    galvo_clare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 708 ✭✭✭galvo_clare


    johnmolloy554 wrote: »
    We have an old Sky Box that will be upgraded soon but there are 2 programmes on the box I really want to keep. How can I transfer them off the box?

    SCART lead into a DVD recorder is probably the best you'll be able to do.
    Could also use a USB video importer.


  • #4
    refusetolose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭refusetolose


    hook up a dvd recorder and record em in real time would be a possiblity


  • #5
    johnmolloy554
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭johnmolloy554


    Thanks lads. Now to find a DVD with a HDD. Which you can't buy anymore apparently!


  • #6
    chrisire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭chrisire


    Are the programmes anything that could be downloaded online?


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    johnmolloy554
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭johnmolloy554


    chrisire wrote: »
    Are the programmes anything that could be downloaded online?

    Pretty sure the RTE Website doesn't have the Six One News from Dec 2009 with my father being interviewed!


  • #8
    Vic_08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,090 ✭✭✭Vic_08


    If the programmes are from an unencrypted channel they can be ripped to a PC.

    You can also transfer all programmes to a sky+hd box, only works if you are keeping the same account+viewing card as encrypted recordings are linked to card.

    access to the HDD from the box is needed, SD boxes are easy enough to get disk out of, the newer HD boxes are a bit of a faff.

    2 progs to do this

    http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/ only supports SD boxes and extract+ prog to rip from boxes

    http://www.ph-mb.com/products/expvr/about transfer SD-HD box, merge disks, back-up HD, etc.


  • #9
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Take the hard disk out and transfer them to a pc. I did this before years ago but only works if they aren't protected. RTÉ news might be OK


  • #10
    jelutong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭jelutong


    johnmolloy554 wrote: »
    Thanks lads. Now to find a DVD with a HDD. Which you can't buy anymore apparently!
    There's a couple for sale on Adverts.ie. Have a look.


Advertisement