Does anybody know if there is some kind of software available that I can use to watch a DVD recorded on a DSTv PVR system on my PC? Nero, says the DVD has two tracks, of which the first smaller one is of an unknown type and the second track is a data track.
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Software to watch DSTv PVR DVD on PC?
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NO, not at all possible. Even another DVD Player wont play those DVD's.
Angstrom
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How did you record the DVD from the PVR? My DSTV PVR does not have a DVD writer in it so presumably you did it some other way?
Sorry, it might have been another PVR, rather than a DSTv one. I was not personally involved in the recording process. I just know it was recorded to a hard drive on the unit and then copied to a DVD inserted into the same unit.
Angstrom
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Ah, ok. I had a similar problem on one of my PCs a while back as I burned a DVD from my LG HDD/DVD recorder. It would play fine on other PC's, just not this one. Turns out it was having a problem with the disc format and the older DVD writer in the PC couldn't recognise the format I had used for recording, i.e. DVD-VR.
I ran a firmware upgrade for old DVD writer that I found on the net and it worked properly after that using Nero's ShowTime, if I recall correctly. Intervideo's WinDVD might work too. I'm assuming here that you're using Windows.
I ran a firmware upgrade for old DVD writer that I found on the net and it worked properly after that using Nero's ShowTime, if I recall correctly. Intervideo's WinDVD might work too. I'm assuming here that you're using Windows.
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Is it possible to record from the PVR HDD via the video out (analogue)? I know you can't do anything digitally and the conent on the HDD is encrypted - but how does it know what 'device' is on the other side of the video out? It presumes a TV set is connected to video out - but what about VHS? DVD Recorder?
Angstrom
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Yup, that's possible. I've done it a couple of times.
dolby, there are ways to prevent videomachines from copying content through the analog hole....a company called macrovision specialises in this. And it is pretty simple to do. I am not sure if dstv uses this technique though.
But, just because you are using an analog hole, dont immediately assume you can copy it ok. Expect the picture to fluctuate wildly, jump around or increase/decrease in brightness constantly (with bad sound too)
But, just because you are using an analog hole, dont immediately assume you can copy it ok. Expect the picture to fluctuate wildly, jump around or increase/decrease in brightness constantly (with bad sound too)
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werner said:
DSTV doesnt use macrovision, you need to be licensed to display the macrovision logo (how screwed up is THAT!)... but all macrovision is a WAY OUT blanking signal... this makes the VCR re-calibrate the "Blank" level and when the picture starts the automatic calibration is way out... causing pucture to go freaky ... (Fools the AGC circuits)