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JoeRedskin · 10-14-2009, 01:27 PM

Does anyone know how to download the shows on a DVR device to your computer. Comcast says it can't be done and that the stored shows can't be accessed online. I am wondering if that is just the company line. It would be easier to store them on my comp and burn them to a DVD then to tape the shows I want to save by VHS.

I have seen some things on the internet indicating that it could be done with a firewire (one site had drivers to do so for my model number DVR). I am wondering if anyone has actually done so and how. One problem is that my comp does not have a firewire outlet. I tried doing it via an ethernet Cat 6 cable but was unable to do so. I couldn't find anything indicating that to do so by ethernet was possible but thought I'd give it a shot. I figure if I can find a laptop to borrow from a neighbor, maybe I can download them to the laptop and then copy them to my PC to burn at my leisure.

Any suggestions?

FRPLG · 10-14-2009, 02:24 PM

Oh I am sure it can be done. Whether you end up destroying the DVR or at least moding it enough to have to pay for it is the question.

TheMalcolmConnection · 10-14-2009, 03:14 PM

ExtremeMhz.com-Extreme Guide: Build the Perfect HTPC

Check this out, it's older but it worked for me the first HTPC I built.

JoeRedskin · 10-14-2009, 03:27 PM

^^ Yah, that looks like what I have seen - I have the motorola cable box shown. Unfortunately, I don't have a 6 point firewire port. I actually already downloaded the driver but can't use it.

Just wondering if anyone has actually had any success with such a transfer.

BDBohnzie · 10-14-2009, 04:09 PM

Depending on how old your PC is, and whether your mobo can handle it:
Newegg.com - Koutech KW-F7771-B FireWire 1394a + USB 2.0 Combo Internal Front Bay Connector Module - Controller Panels

or if you have an open PCI slot:
Newegg.com - SYBA IEEE 1394 4 ports Lucent FireWire PCI Card With Ulead Software Model SD-LUC-4F - Add-On Cards

A HTPC will be my next project...when I get the spare funds.

JoeRedskin · 10-14-2009, 04:17 PM

^^ What's a PCI slot?

CRedskinsRule · 10-14-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

^^ What's a PCI slot?

you have a PCI slot available

tryfuhl · 10-14-2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

you have a PCI slot available

if you have a full size computer this is likely, with some of the micro-towers out now, you will not

BDBohnzie · 10-14-2009, 04:20 PM

If you have a laptop: Newegg.com - SYBA SD-PCB-2F IEEE 1394 PCMCIA Card Two 6-pin 1394a ports - Laptop Add-on Cards

What kind of computer do you have?

tryfuhl · 10-14-2009, 07:40 PM

just pile through these results and see which matches what you want to do best

comcast dvr to pc - Google Search

10-14-2009, 01:27 PM	#1
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 62 Posts: 10,401	Dvr Does anyone know how to download the shows on a DVR device to your computer. Comcast says it can't be done and that the stored shows can't be accessed online. I am wondering if that is just the company line. It would be easier to store them on my comp and burn them to a DVD then to tape the shows I want to save by VHS. I have seen some things on the internet indicating that it could be done with a firewire (one site had drivers to do so for my model number DVR). I am wondering if anyone has actually done so and how. One problem is that my comp does not have a firewire outlet. I tried doing it via an ethernet Cat 6 cable but was unable to do so. I couldn't find anything indicating that to do so by ethernet was possible but thought I'd give it a shot. I figure if I can find a laptop to borrow from a neighbor, maybe I can download them to the laptop and then copy them to my PC to burn at my leisure. Any suggestions? __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.

10-14-2009, 02:24 PM	#2
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: Dvr Oh I am sure it can be done. Whether you end up destroying the DVR or at least moding it enough to have to pay for it is the question.

10-14-2009, 03:14 PM	#3
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,225	Re: Dvr ExtremeMhz.com-Extreme Guide: Build the Perfect HTPC Check this out, it's older but it worked for me the first HTPC I built. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

10-14-2009, 03:27 PM	#4
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 62 Posts: 10,401	Re: Dvr ^^ Yah, that looks like what I have seen - I have the motorola cable box shown. Unfortunately, I don't have a 6 point firewire port. I actually already downloaded the driver but can't use it. Just wondering if anyone has actually had any success with such a transfer. __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.

10-14-2009, 04:09 PM	#5
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 45 Posts: 4,628	Re: Dvr Depending on how old your PC is, and whether your mobo can handle it: Newegg.com - Koutech KW-F7771-B FireWire 1394a + USB 2.0 Combo Internal Front Bay Connector Module - Controller Panels or if you have an open PCI slot: Newegg.com - SYBA IEEE 1394 4 ports Lucent FireWire PCI Card With Ulead Software Model SD-LUC-4F - Add-On Cards A HTPC will be my next project...when I get the spare funds. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

10-14-2009, 04:17 PM	#6
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 62 Posts: 10,401	Re: Dvr ^^ What's a PCI slot? __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.

10-14-2009, 04:20 PM	#9
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 45 Posts: 4,628	Re: Dvr If you have a laptop: Newegg.com - SYBA SD-PCB-2F IEEE 1394 PCMCIA Card Two 6-pin 1394a ports - Laptop Add-on Cards What kind of computer do you have? __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

10-14-2009, 07:40 PM	#10
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 41 Posts: 12,514	Re: Dvr just pile through these results and see which matches what you want to do best comcast dvr to pc - Google Search

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