Downloading recorded material from Comcast's Motorola HD DVR?

OneEyedJack · 01-28-2006, 03:55 PM

I know it's possible to record the material on a VCR, but I noticed right next to the audio/video RCA outs on the front of the box there is a USB port. So, assuming you had a computer with a big hard drive, could you use the USB output to download true HD recordings from the DVR?

Lanny · 01-28-2006, 10:21 PM

No, not with USB. If activated, possibly with a firewire connection.

puck71 · 01-30-2006, 10:26 AM

The USB ports aren't activated. By law the firewire ports should be activated, so that would be your way of doing it. But if the channels are encrypted then you won't be able to. There's a big thread at AVS Forum on how to do this: http://www./avs-vb/showthread.php?t=403695

01-28-2006, 03:55 PM	#1
OneEyedJack How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15	Downloading recorded material from Comcast's Motorola HD DVR? I know it's possible to record the material on a VCR, but I noticed right next to the audio/video RCA outs on the front of the box there is a USB port. So, assuming you had a computer with a big hard drive, could you use the USB output to download true HD recordings from the DVR?

01-28-2006, 10:21 PM	#2
Lanny High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Winthrop, MA Posts: 421	No, not with USB. If activated, possibly with a firewire connection.

01-30-2006, 10:26 AM	#3
puck71 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 303	The USB ports aren't activated. By law the firewire ports should be activated, so that would be your way of doing it. But if the channels are encrypted then you won't be able to. There's a big thread at AVS Forum on how to do this: http://www./avs-vb/showthread.php?t=403695