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I like being able to use TiVo To Go to transfer shows from my DVR to my pc. It's pretty easy to use a couple of software tools to strip TiVo's formatting and convert to a dvd-compatible file format. No, it doesn't work for every channel - particularly premium ones like HBO or Showtime. I seldom transfer stuff anyway since I'll just buy the dvd or blu-ray if I really like something and that option is available. Recently the only shows I've transferred are a local dance show that a friend of mine has been on, and he gets a kick out of having dvds of the shows he's appeared on. As I and Vidiot have mentioned in the past, I have a hard time with US government has effectively created a closed monopolisitic situation between the cable companies or satellite providers and the end user.
One cannot buy a Blu-ray recorder, record a show, and keep it or take it to a friends house. You can in the rest of the world. Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, and Sharp/Pioneer make such devices and sell them in Japan, Europe, Asia, Oceania, etc. What a concept, it works like a VCR.
This should be easy and accessable. Click to expand.I also have to respectfully disagree that we're necessarily and currently screwed, or that the problems are very hard to avoid.
The solutions are out there and at the consumer level. They're in this thread. They don't cost.that. much. They don't involve an unreasonable amount of time and effort, and unless one is totally averse to re-encoding in an analog, component format (and in some cases, capturing even in unencrypted HDMI or Firewire), the quality will get you about 90-95% there with, say, the system I'm using. And, believe me, I'm fairly picky about these things. In terms of proprietary formats, for example, most BD players will support something like AVCHD.
In that regard, it's no less proprietary than the audio formats are that folks on this board talk about all day. (They can be saved in a raw, non-proprietary format as well, and played directly via computer.) When I'm done, I have a fully edited, 1080i or 72op disc with menus and chapters, 5.1 sound where applicable, playable on a Blu-Ray player in hand. I can do a CBR or VBR MPEG-4 encode between 10-12mbps for a 90 minute movie that was originally sent by Dish with only an.average. HD MPEG-4 bitrate of roughly 3-5mbps for that same movie(!), and that's not even using the best scheme available (i.e. As noted, some folks are encoding as high as 20mbps.H264 and burning directly to BD).
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Yes, it's an A/D re-encode, no it's not '100%' transparent, no it's not completely ideal as the 'one-touch,' fully digital solution would be, but. NOW, if they plug that analog hole.then it's another game altogether for me. New strategy time. Number one, all the stuff we get is in MPEG4 off DirecTV. Number two, they use a proprietary file format that's not a normal unencrypted MP4. Number three, they name the files in a cryptic non-standard way, using a non-standard operating system. They make it as difficult as possible to pull the files off the DVR to placate the movie studios, the distributors, the networks, and the cable companies.
It's not in their best financial interests to make it easy for people to save digital copies of films and TV shows. Click to expand.Yep. We've seen cases where firewire sockets and other digital outs are available, only they're disabled. There's a lot of pressure being placed on hardware manufacturers, cable companies, and satellite companies to throw as many road blocks into our paths as possible. The current rumor, BTW, is that the Apple TV box will soon be able to be used for accessing HBO Go, which will be a major concession by the cable companies.
It's just a matter of time before we can record that source. My hope is that eventually, Apple TV can be used to record anything - but so far, that hasn't happened.
I don't know about transferring the data. But something you should look into is building yourself your own Media Center.
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It gives the advantage of being able to record up to 4 channels, Much more hard disk space (because it's w/e you put in the pc. So TB worth of data if you want) You can cut out the middle man per say and not have to pay monthly box rental fees and still stream to up to 4 tvs in the house. I made a thread about it not long ago as I'm looking into it and starting to get mine put together. There is a gent on here by the name of RonInTexas. He is extremely knowledgeable about media centers and might be able to answer your data transfer questions too.
BUT LOOK INTO A MEDIA CENTER!! It will save you money and no hassle on transferring data. Wolfshadw said: I would note that cablecard devices do not work with Satellite companies. The OPs only option is to use a Dish Network set top box output to a video capture card installed in a PC. This would allow the OP to record whatever channel the set top box is set to.
To my knowledge, this is the only way to get Dish Network content onto a PC. Well.Just wonder what OPs is that you guys are talking about and I am just wondering what equipment I should get? Does any video capture card work? Also is it possible for me to transfer the contents from DVR of Dish Network to PC in TS format?
Besides, because most of the contents of Dish Network are encrypted, does video capture card work to bypass this restriction? 'OP' = 'Original Post(er)' i.e.
The video capture card I would recommend would be the. Most cards would work depending on the set top box output you're using, but the Hauppauge Colossus is the only capture card I know of that can record HD content (either analog component or digital HDMI) Transferring the content already on your Dish DVR would be a slow process as you could only record at DVR Playback speed. In other words, playback your DVR content while your PC is recording. As for what format it would be in, I believe that would be determined by your recording settings set in the recording software of the Hauppauge Colossus (or other recording device). You bring up a good point concerning encryption.
No, a capture card will not bypass any restrictions (by itself), but the set top box decrypts the content prior to output to your capture card. Quote: In addition to that, is it possible to record a movie (like old movie) while watching another channel like sports at the same time? The specs of the device state that is does have two tuners.
I assume the connections would be something along the lines of TV1 output to your primary TV and TV2 output would go to your PC. Note that I believe this requires the use of a special remote control. The two tuners work independently of each other, so you can have one channel recording (movie) while watching another (sports). I know this is an old thread, but here is an on-point answer for anyone with a Dish 625 (or 501/508/510/522) set top box: PVR Explorer It's a free program. The downside is you have to access the internal hard drive of the Dish box (may be possible via USB otherwise the drive would have to be removed and replaced), and it only does SD content, no HD. In summary, it copies and converts the files to a standard format. One upside is that it can often recover recorded files if the box crashes.
Here's a how-to page for the software that I found.