Converting DVR Recording for Computer
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It's not that hard, but you have to remove the HD from the STB, which will void the warranty, which discourages most people. I just backed-up all my recordings on the 625 today in anticipation of the added 50hrs update that requires an empty drive before it will install. You could use these how you like, but I plan on putting them back on the 625 after the update.
The reason to encrypt them on the EHD, It's much simpler to plug that right into your PC, thus extra steps to prevent that.
I have a Pocketdish AV700E. It works great for Video tranfer. If you find a DVD decrypter to transfer DVDs and compress them to MP4 format. This worksgreat as well. I have copied all of last season of The 4400 and the season finally of Battlestar Galactica to my computer. They can be transfered back to the Pocketdish and viewed on any TV or just on the Pocketdish. Went on vacation this summer had 15 movies, and about 9 hours of programs from dish. Also with it playing mp3 having about 9 video games. Also and 4 to 5 or more hours of Siris music which takes up only about 500 to 600MBs.
The TiVo2Go functionality should be referred to at least partially in the past tense as it applies only to the Series 2 TiVo devices. Anything with TiVo2Go functionality isn't capable of recording a digital stream, so you're not gaining much over recording off of the S-VHS and stereo outputs.
That's why DISH used to offer the PocketDish. I'm not sure if the new Archos portable media players handle PocketDish duties now or not. PocketDish can take an SD program from many DISH DVRs and copy it off digitally via USB.
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I do exactly what you are talking about all the time, because I use my PSP quite often on business trips as a video player. The first step is to rip the video off of your hard drive - you can go to one of the several Yahoo groups that discuss how to rip data off of your DVR hard drive for more details (note that this site has chosen not to permit any discussion of that particular topic due to its uncertain legal status). Once the video is on your PC hard drive, you can then re-encode if for the PSP using any one of a number of conversion programs (I suggest either the freeware PSPVideo9 or else Nero Recode).
I do exactly what you are talking about all the time, because I use my PSP quite often on business trips as a video player. The first step is to rip the video off of your hard drive - you can go to one of the several Yahoo groups that discuss how to rip data off of your DVR hard drive for more details (note that this site has chosen not to permit any discussion of that particular topic due to its uncertain legal status). Once the video is on your PC hard drive, you can then re-encode if for the PSP using any one of a number of conversion programs (I suggest either the freeware PSPVideo9 or else Nero Recode).
TiVo Series3 and HD FINALLY get TiVoToGo, MRV, eSATA drive, other new features - Engadget
New Tivo software came out this morning allowing you to use Tivo2Go with their HD products and lets you pass shows around to different Tivos in your house.
I would be great to see DISH offer something like this. Maybe they could just buy Tivo like they did Sling.
I have been recording the DVR programs directly to my Samsung DVD burner using the composit output lines to hook the two up and find the recordings better than you would expect using the 1hr or 2hr speeds on the recorder. I have a Samsung 50 inch 1080p LCD set and when playing back the recording you need to get up close to notice the loss of horizontal resolution. If you have a protable DVD player this might solve your probelm - give it a try and you might be suprised!
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Sadly those of you who fear RIAA, etc. closing you down would cut and paste those of us who still believe in the right of recording "aired" television - which is still a part of "free" broadcasting into an illegal status. If taping seven years of a television program to a VCR classifies me as a "hacker" and threatens your existence - I pity your world...Myself - I prefer to consider using techniques to push my system to it's highest performance - without paying legal scams to mega-corporations getting rich off of the word copyright.
I remember when CABLE TV meant no commercials - because I payed for the programming....now it costs me $100+ a month to DVR through the commercials...in my opinion, charging me for THAT is "piracy"!
D* E* and so on.... You don't think they pay the "Local" broadcasters to rebroadcast those HD to air transmissions, do you?
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First, the resolution isn't the only issue. The problem is that using the analog connections requires you to wait the entire running time of the programs for your copy. Copying the files from the hard drive wouldn't.
Second, if they turn on copy protection on the analog outputs, which I believe they've already done on some channels, you've got to worry about dealing with that too.
i cant beleive no one has suggested a video capture card for there computer... they wont capture in HD, but it will get what you want done..
Hook your dvr up to the capture card usieng the Yellow, Red and White wires, press play on the show u want to record to your computer and hit record on the computer.. pretty easy and basic stuff..
Hook your dvr up to the capture card usieng the Yellow, Red and White wires, press play on the show u want to record to your computer and hit record on the computer.. pretty easy and basic stuff..
You can leave the HDD in the box to copy the files to your PC. There areat least two groups on Yahoo (dishrip and PVRExplorer) that deal with digitally copying files from Dish HDD to PC.
MPEG2 HD files are beautiful. Can't copy MPEG4 yet!
