fush12 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 i had recently purchased a DVR from our local cable company and on the front of the box there is a USB connection...anyone have any idea what this usb is for?? can i someone get the programs off of the dvr or what?? anyone have a clue?? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/18504-dvr/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I imagine that if you connect the DVR box to your PC, you will be able to transfer your recorded files to the PC and play them on that, or burn to a DVD or whatever else you may wish to do with them. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/18504-dvr/#findComment-225729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fush12 Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 so if i would want to do that what would i need?? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/18504-dvr/#findComment-225736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 A USB cable, for a start. It should say in your user manual. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/18504-dvr/#findComment-225743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentQ16 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Hey, I have been doing this for awhile now...but it's not as easy as you would think. 1st, I believe you must have a firewire port, not a USB port to be able to transfer files efficiently to your PC. Basically, i record on my DVR (HD programming too), transfer it real time to my PC with a freeware program (see link bleow) via firewire cable and then it records the program onto my PC in .ts file format. Then you have to use another freeware program (see link) to convert that into TS folders and ISO files that your DVD burning program (I use NERO) can understand. Then I burn them onto a DVD to play in any DVD player. It takes a LONG time. I would recommend getting a video card with TV record capabilities instead. I wish it was more simple. But, you can read all the directions here: http://replayguide.sourceforge.net/dct6412/index.html READ this part VERY slowly. lol http://replayguide.sourceforge.net/dct6412...2_capture_using Freeware program to change .ts files into TS folders and ISO files: http://www.svcd2dvd.com/HDTV2DVD/ Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/18504-dvr/#findComment-225749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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