How can I take shows I recoreded on a DVR and transfer them to my computer?

How can I take shows I recoreded on a DVR and transfer them to my computer?

Stephen N asked:


There is a USB port on the front of the DVR, but the manual says it is only useful for installing a keyboard to type with or other such deviceses. I have the Explorer 8300HD DVR and I can find no instructions on how to transfer recorded shows. Please help.

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2 Responses to “How can I take shows I recoreded on a DVR and transfer them to my computer?”

1. Richatyahoo Says:
   April 4th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

   I am not sure how your DVR works but with Tivo and DirecTV Tivos the operating system of the DVR’s is a linux based platform and there are ways to use the USB device on the DVR to connect up to a computer network so you can use your computer on that network to play, download, download and record to DVD the movies that are on the DVR’s hard drive. I am not sure if thye have your make or model of DVR but try out this website to see if you can find any more info on your DVR.

2. jamesonlagnaf Says:
   April 6th, 2009 at 10:53 am

   2 options that I can think of:

   1) Get a dvd recorder
   2) Get a video input adapter for your computer to capture the video from the dvr

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