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    Transferring movies from comcast DVR to computer hard drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bwright1979, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. bwright1979

    bwright1979 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I have a Motorola DCH3416 DVR supplied from Comcast. Is there a way to move/copy files from the DVR to the hard drive on my notebook? I have an XPS M1530 that has HDMI and firewire I/O.

    Thanks for your help!
     
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  2. Ayle

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    What files?
     
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    bwright1979 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whatever file types the DVR stores movies/tv shows in. I'm not sure what format these are in on the DVR.
     
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    johngreaver Notebook Guru

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    hey i had a direct tv dvr and most of the usb port wont support file transfers so what i did was pull the hdd out of the dvr and slide it into my linux box most tvr use some sort of linux file format but neways i popped it in powered up pulled all the files off converted them to dvd format and burned then took me about 2 weeks to do 200+ hrs of video but from everything i have read thats the easiest way
     
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    jakejm79, Feb 16, 2009
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