Moving PVR Content

[sundeshbalraj]

What is the easiest way to copy saved PVR content from the DSTV decoder onto a PC - my PVR disk is full and I still have stuff to watch ?

 

[bekdik]

You can't. It's locked onto the PVR. Say thank you DSTV.

 

[bleh69]

thats not entirely accurate. d-_-b

 

[pimpassdaddy]

Get a bigger hard drive... I have a 500GIG in mine... Got 288 hours of recording space.

 

[Sting]

I have a TV card installed on my PC with a cable linked to the PVR.

Open TV software, select PVR program and hit record...

Takes a loooooong time!!!

 

[DJ...]

Afaik you have to PVR your PVR stuff. It's that intuitive and intelligent...

 

[ingeon]

What happend to all those chaps that use to hack the mnet decoders and so on,

all we want is to access all our PVR stuff and export dammit

 

[voipnow]

Is this not a real good challenge to a hacker with good electronic knowledge.

The guys who used to hack decoders are all still around, but they are to scared to even drop a hint that they may able to do a hack..

 

[sundeshbalraj]

Any idea as to how to get a bigger disk.

I assume you buy a one and install it inside. If so:
1) What interface i.e. IDE, ATA, SATA, etc ?
2) how do you format it ?
3) Anything special to get PVR to recognise it ?

 

[Smurfatefrog]

Any idea as to how to get a bigger disk.

I assume you buy a one and install it inside. If so:
1) What interface i.e. IDE, ATA, SATA, etc ?
2) how do you format it ?
3) Anything special to get PVR to recognise it ?

Search this sub forum, someone posted pics & instructions around 6 months ago

 

[sundeshbalraj]

Found it - many thanks
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/199055-SD-PVR-with-Sata-Hard-Drive

Anybody know if this can be done with HD PVR ?

 

[Smurfatefrog]

Found it - many thanks
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/199055-SD-PVR-with-Sata-Hard-Drive

Anybody know if this can be done with HD PVR ?

HDPVR nope. The HDPVR knows it has a 500GB HDD so will only recognise 500GB no matter how much is physically there

 

[Nerfherder]

The way to go is to use a PC TV card and record the stuff off your PVR, its manual but its an effective way of backing stuff up.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yup, thats the only option..

and it only works with SD content.... The HDPVR won't display HD Content unless it has an HDCP stream over the HDMI cable (afaik).....