How can I transfer shows off my dvr?

[Bird222]

I have a Motorola DCX3400M DVR and I want to transfer a couple of shows off of it. Anybody know how I can do that?

 

[Imp]

Last I heard, it's encrypted.

 

[IronWing]

Last I heard, it's encrypted.

Good thing for the OP that Halloween is coming up soon.

 

[Red Squirrel]

This is hard to do. You'd think it would be EASIER but it's not. This is the down side of the new era of TV, vs the good ol analog/VCR era. There does not seem to be any easy way to archive stuff.

What you need is something like this:

https://www.amazon.ca/AGPtek®HD-Cap...&qid=1476586646&sr=8-2&keywords=game+recorder

It will record HDMI playback to a USB stick. Problem with this device alone though is there is a tech called HDCP on HDMI that will actually stop it from working, not sure exactly how it works, but it can be defeated with a HDMI splitter. I think you need to make sure the splitter is HDCP compliant. I just got lucky when I tried and first one I ordered worked. My dad likes to keep hockey games archived, especially stanley cup games. He even has some on VHS from like the 80's. So I had experimented to see if I can get him set up to continue to do that and got it going. He had them all on his PVR but then it was getting full. So way I set him up is that the PVR/cable box (it's same device) plugs into the HDMI splitter, one port to the TV, the other to the recorder. Whatever he sees on TV records, basically. So he can play something off the DVR then hit record.

 

[SKORPI0]

how-record-via-ieee-1394-firewire-windows-xp - Massive thread from 2004 on how to do it.

 

[master_shake_]

That's how I do it.

FireWire and an old xp machine.

I have a Motorola dct6412 I think.

It's sucks cause some channels wont copy right or you get 30 minutes of nothing.

It's easier to use a capture card.

And you can use avidemux to erase the commercials.

 

[chimaxi83]

I have a Motorola DCX3400M DVR and I want to transfer a couple of shows off of it. Anybody know how I can do that?

Duh, OP. Ctrl-C, Ctrl-P. You're welcome.

Sent from my LG-H820 using Tapatalk

 

[IronWing]

That's either one hell of a lurk or the forum is compromised again.

 

[BUTCH1]

That's either one hell of a lurk or the forum is compromised again.

LOL, 5 years, one post, what's wrong with this picture?.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Duh, OP. Ctrl-C, Ctrl-P. You're welcome.

Sent from my LG-H820 using Tapatalk

I think you mean Ctrl-V for your little "joke" to work.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I think you mean Ctrl-V for your little "joke" to work.

Nah you hook up a VCR to the printer port and you can just print to a tape!

 

[John Connor]

My dad likes to keep hockey games archived, especially stanley cup games.

You Canadians.

 

[John Connor]

For the states.

https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek®-Capt...AGPtek®HD+Game+Capture+HD+Video+Capture&psc=1

And HDCP stands for High Bandwidth Digital Copyright Protection. Freaking developed by M$ no less. Go figure.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Free iPod time!

 

[Hinda65]

I used this to burn some DVD's of concerts I had on my cable box.. basically the same thing Red Squirrel recommended

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

It was simple, hooked it up to my Cable box and PC, played the shows and burned the disks. I got lucky and found one in my local classified ads for $50 bucks

 

[BUTCH1]

My U-verse boxes all have video/audio out RCA jacks on the back, I have no idea what would happen if I ran them into my standalone DVD recorder. The biggest drawback is the recorder is SD but for some things (like NFL games) SD still looks really good on my "32 CRT Sharp TV which I REFUSE to throw out!. The tube has not shown a bit of softness despite being 13 yrs old, the only thing I've had to do is pull off the yoke connector and clean the pins, this was a quality built set!.

 

[zinfamous]

Nah you hook up a VCR to the printer port and you can just print to a tape!

I did that once when I needed to print more RAM.

 

[tynopik]

play them on your tv and record the screen on your iphone

 

[spacejamz]

play them on your tv and record the screen on your iphone

if you have a dog that barks, make sure you him/her outside first...

 

[Charmonium]

The component outputs should be HDCP-free and the quality, I think, should be just as good as HD although I'd have to check that. You'd just need component (as opposed to composite/RCA) inputs on your destination/recording device.

Of course the other thing you can do is umm "find" the programs already uploaded somewhere on the interwebs. wink, wink.

 

[OutHouse]

Get Directv
get a Genie DVR
download app
watch recorded shows anywhere.

 

[Linflas]

The component outputs should be HDCP-free and the quality, I think, should be just as good as HD although I'd have to check that. You'd just need component (as opposed to composite/RCA) inputs on your destination/recording device.

Of course the other thing you can do is umm "find" the programs already uploaded somewhere on the interwebs. wink, wink.

This. I have a workstation with a Hauppauge Colossus in it connected to a DirecTV HD receiver using the component outputs. I can dump shows I want to keep off both my DirecTV DVR's with that setup.

 

[chimaxi83]

That's either one hell of a lurk or the forum is compromised again.

Srsly. It's my old account that got merged into this one a while back. It happens when I post from Tapatalk. I sent a message to the mods to see wtf is up.

I think you mean Ctrl-V for your little "joke" to work.

You got me I typed too fast.

 

[Red Squirrel]

play them on your tv and record the screen on your iphone

Funny thing is with all the security crap they try to do to stop people from recording, this is always going to work. Idealy you setup a decent video camera on a tripod and frame the TV well, and have proper lighting and essentially you could set it up to record anything at a decent quality. You could hook the audio system directly to the camera too and not use the mic. All settings on camera would be set to manual so different scene changes don't start to change the exposure and such.

Or if you're good with electronics and programming you just tap into the LCD driver circuit and translate the data directly to a known video format.

 

[TeeJay1952]

I have Comcast and Play-On Media server. Web portal provides all network show with little or no commercials (mostly removed. You can pause but no Forward.) This negates the need for DVR at all. It also gets any network I provide credentials for and manages local library. It also allows you to record any web video for later perusal. Netflix, Crackle, Xfinity, Hulu, Amazon and so forth. You keep a list of what and where you are in episodes or binge blast anyway you want.
Only bad thing (well 2) is Better than low def but not the knockout of OTA or high level connection and sometimes (rare but does happen) streams break and you may have to begin again. (still no forward unless you pause let build up and then jump increasing disruptive stream.)