Dish DVR to DVD

I have a TV show saved on Dish DVR. How do I stream this to my iMac and then burn to a dvd?

The EyeTV Hybrid will do this for non-encrypted shows. You can check the ElGato EyeTV site for more information in which satellite boxes are supported. I don't know if any way to tell whether your particular show is encrypted without trying it.
The EyeTV always works when you record high def shows from an antenna.

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How do I maximize quality when recording from HD DVR to DVD RECORDER?!

Does anyone know the best way to copy from your HD DVR Cable Box to this Panasonic DVD Recorder? WHen I set it up as Best Buy Recommended, the quality I was previewing was HORRIBLE...any recommendations since it has tons of inputs/outputs?
THANKS!
CHAD

THANKS....
MY only concern is that I do not recall the 1080p, I thought my only option was 1080i.
I am not as dumb as I sound!!! LOL
THE HDMI to TV is that from the DVR?

Recording dvr to dvd

is there a way to EASILY record from a directv dvr to a vcr/dvd recorder

Pretty much once it's in the DVR, it's stuck there. If you use composite outputs, the DVR likely Macrovisions them.
If you use the component outputs, pretty much your only chance (and it's not going to be "easy") is the Hauppauge HD-PVR 1212. It's the only component video recording solution I know of, and I haven't heard of anything like Macrovision for component outputs other than the ICT. (Image Constraint Token, which tells Blu-Ray players to reduce output resolution to 540p if the Blu-Ray disc sets it. DVRs may have similar features.)
Recording DirecTV in any format other than 480i NTSC is NOT easy. The only options are the above listed Hauppauge 1212 (if your DTV receiver has component outputs) and specially modified receiver boxes (I'm not sure if there are any available these days as the manufacturers took measures to make said modifications more difficult. Also the authors of some DVR packages have refused to support such modded boxes with their software due to DMCA fears.)
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

Copying saved programs from HD-DVR to DVD or Hard Drive

I have saved many Beyond 2000 programs on my HD-DVR and am running out of room. I don't want to loose these programs...I use them in teaching my college classes.
Does any one know an easy to copy them to a DVD or to a hard drive? If so, please be as detailed as possible.
Thanks,
Joe

You have 2 options:
1) Connect a DVD recorder to the Composite out of the DVR. Find program, push play on it and immediately push record on the DVR. Voila - recorded program
2) Buy a Haupaugue HD-PVR (Model 1212). It takes a COMPONENT! signal in and stores it as a 1080i or 720p HD signal with up to 5.1 surround sound! Then they have a program to burn them to DVD IN HIGH DEF! About $210 on Amazon

DVR to DVD

I was wondering if anyone out there could point me in the right direction. I am looking for an appliance that I can plug into my DVR that allows me to move those programs I love onto my computer so I can can then put them on dvd. any advice would be good, someone at a Mac store mentioned something like iTV. but i cant find any appliance by that name.

You have a few potential options, but it may depend if the DVR outputs a copy protected (macrovision) signal. I assume yo umean standard definition material here.
Simplest I'd say would be to get a domestic DVD recorder capable of recording TV shows and connecting the DVR to the recorder input - no messing around with capturing and software authoring a DVD - this assumes no macrovision or other protection on the DVR OUTPUT.
Some kind of TV Tuner card with video capture inputs - you'd connect the DVR outputs to the capture card inputs, record the programme, then use software to burn a DVD of the captured video file. Are you using PC or Mac? I'd recommend Elgato devices if on a Mac.
If your DVR has a caoability to export the recording via a USB connction to a computer this would be the best quality wise, allow you to edit the file easily, then burn DVD with software (eg Toast on a Mac, or Nero/Roxio type software on a PC).
AC

DVR-K17 DVD drive won't read installation disks

Hi ,
My DVD drive will read music, data dvd's but will not read any installation disks
Have tried finding firmware update - but it does not seem to exist
Compaq Presario
V6508AU
Win 7 64 bit
was hoping the fresh install would fix the problem (came from Vista 32 bit)
but it didn't
any suggestions appreciated
Vix

Total WAG: are your home-made data DVDs finalized? I think just about everything these days can handle mulit-session CDs, but IIRC there are some configurations that won't recognize multi-session DVDs.
Like I said, just a WAG.
Z.
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Adding Pioneer DVR-116D dvd writer

I am replacing an old Pioneer DVR-112D with a new DVR-116D in my dual G4 MDD Mac with OSX 10.4.11
Are there updates / hacks I should load to make the DVR-116D fully compatible with my Mac?
Thanks!

Hi-
With 10.4.11, you shouldn't need anything- just plug and play.
If needed, run the Patchburn utility.

Any way to upgrade firmware for Pioneer DVR-K06 DVD-RW drive?

Finally got around to replacing the factory SuperDrive in my Mac mini the other day. The original drive NEVER worked right out of the box -- would read some CDs but not others, always barfed on burning DL DVDs, etc. My last experience with getting a mini fixed under warranty (mobo on my 1.42 G4 took a dump after a few months) involved two three-hour round trips to the nearest (and I use the term loosely) Apple Store for service. It was cheaper for me to just replace the optical drive in this one than to do that drive again.
Anyway, enough complaining. The replacement drive has firmware v1.01 and I would like to get it up to the latest available firmware to take advantage of any compatibility, stability, etc. fixes since v1.01. Problem is that I can't find any software that supports flashing the K06 drive. Hope someone here has a solution. I don't have a Windows machine with appropriate connectors to hook the drive up to or I'd go that route ... plus I'd much rather do it on a Mac just on principle ... plus I don't want to have to disassemble the mini again.
Any solution?

Hello Sang,
I have Sun Ultra 40 Workstation which comes with Matshita DVD-RAM drive.
Mine has D100 firmware and I find other people who has the same drive on different system have D101, D200, D201 firmware.
So does anyone know how to contact Sun to get the latest firmware for my DVD-RAM drive?
I did contacted Matshita for this matter and they tell me to contact Sun.
I did review the Full Components List for the Ultra 40. The only DVD drives listed (Part No. 370-7970) are Panasonic UJ-485 and Teac DV-W28SLA-093. Both aren't capable of reading or writing DVD-RAM.
In some countries Panasonic uses Matshita as brand name.
I did a search on SunSolve with the keywords DVD firmware.
Sun supplies only firmware updates for two DVD readers: Toshiba DVD 1401 (fixes: unable to boot from Solaris 8 DVD) and Toshiba SD-C2732 (fixes: returns incorrect data).
I was unable to update the firmware of the SD-C2732 (Sun part) with the Sun patch. The drive was attached to an Ultra 10 (with an adapter). I ended attaching the drive to a PC and using a DOS boot floppy with the Toshiba flash program and the Sun firmware.
Regarding you problems with the drive: Have you tried another brand of media. The Ultra 40 is under warranty (GA date was February 14, 2006).
Use the contact information from your other thread.
If you search the net for firmware you can locate sites that offers region-code-free firmware for several drives. Usually they provide a flash program (requires creation of a DOS boot floppy). Using these programs/firmware voids your warranty. Maybe you can not revert the firmware upgrade.
These slimline drives have no jumpers, the installed firmware (of the drive) determines if the drive is master, slave, uses cable-select (CS) or reversed CS.
Michael

HELP PLEASE!!! TROUBLE RECORDING FROM DVR TO DVD

I have everthing set up correctly. The problem is that at different points in the recording, television feedback appears on the recording! So whatever is on television at the time is getting recorded.
Please help me figure this out!
Thanks.

I figured it out, with help from some chat technician. I had to be on L1 and was not.
Thanks anyway.

DVR to Imovie to edit to burn DVD

Goal - To post my 2-5 minute TV segments on my website. I need to edit an hour show to my 2-5 minutes, burn DVD's and convert to post on website. I thought I would record a DVD (need to get a DVD recorder) from the DVR, convert it to an MP4 and download it into Imovie to edit but an hour show takes days to download.
There must be a quicker way. Can I download directly from the DVR into Imovie? Use my DAC to convert or buy Quicktime Pro to edit and burn an edited DVD?
I don't mind spending a little money for ease as I am technically challenged. I would greatly appreciate anyone's advise.
Thank you.
I have:
Dish DVR 722
Dac Converter
MAC OS X 10.5.3
Imovie 5. and 8.

I'm not familiar with DVRs, but the well reputated Streamclip offers support for downloading via firewire from some DVR-like devices...
for converting the files, you probably need the 20$ Apple mpeg2-playback-plug-in....
hope, that is a little help...

Problem recording to DVD from DVR

I am having a problem setting the recording speed when recording from DVR to DVD.
When recording directly from the TV (either manually or programmed), I set the recording speed using the REC MODE button on the remote and it works well.
When I record from DVR I set the recording speed the same way but the recording stops after 30 minutes. I was able to get around this by pressing the RECORD button on the set enough times to get it to register the desired speed.
I find this very awkward (and unnecessary). Is there something obvious that I am missing?
Thanks
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I think you might be a little confused.
REC MODE is only for setting speed. Multiple times being pressed keeps changing the recording speed.
REC is only for actual recording. Multiple times being pressed increases the amount of time to record by 30 minutes.

PIoneer DVR-112D will not boot to retail Tiger DVD

I recently replaced the original Sony CRX155E CD-R/RW drive with a new Pioneer DVR-112D DVD +/- RW drive so that I could install Tiger and purchase an iPhone. I installed the drive, downloaded and ran Patchburn, and have used the drive for several days.
The drive plays and burns DVDs within OS 10.3.9 perfectly. It also recognizes the Tiger disc and all files within the Finder. However, when I attempt to install / upgrade Tiger, the Mac freezes upon startup. The Grey Apple screen appears with the Logo and spinning wheel at roughly 3x normal size and stays. I have let it sit in that state for up to 12 hours. There is no change.
To get back into OS X, I have to put my Panther disc in and boot into the installer. I then must change the boot drive back to my hard drive and reboot.
I have sifted pioneer's support site for a Mac driver and ran two superdrive firmware upgrades I found on Apple to no avail. Can anyone help?
Powermac G4 733Mhz Single Processor
Quicksilver
768 MB RAM
250GB Western Digital Hard Drive
Pioneer DVR-112D DVD Burner (Internal IDE)
AGP 32 MB Graphics Card (OEM)

Ben,
You really don't need any additional drivers or firmware updates for the 112D or for the QS G4 to enable the installation of Tiger. The 112D burner should work (and apparently does) with a simple swap with your old optical drive, followed by a PMU reset for good measure. The only significant thing you may be missing in your Panther OS is the DVD Player application, if your old optical drive was not DVD capable back when you installed Panther. However, this shouldn't affect your ability to do a Tiger install.
Boot to Safe Mode, which will run FSCK (file system check) for you, then use Disk Utility to run Repair Permissions, then shut down.
Check the Tiger disc to insure it's clean and unscratched.
You might boot Panther from your startup drive, load the Tiger disc, and copy it to your hard drive if you have the space available. If it copies over properly, the disc and the drive are likely okay. You can then trash/empty trash the copied data.
Take Japamac's advice, disconnect your peripherals and do a PMU reset to clear your startup memory, setting it back to its defaults. Insure that you indeed are using a Retail version of the Tiger install DVD, which is a black disc with a large "X" on it. Using an upgrade version or a gray OEM version of the Tiger disc will likely present problems on your Mac, during or after an install.
Gary

DVR 620 - A lot of questions on its features

Hey all,
I tried searching some answers online but unfortunately haven't succeed.
I am trying to purchase the DVR 620 - DVD/VCR combo to replace another dvd player I have (which will be used for another tv since I can't record from that tv now >__<).
However, I have a lot of questions I have in mind before purchasing the DVR620. My main concern right now is the "no tuner" issue.
1. What is an external tuner? I don't even know if I need to buy one to record my tv shows.. I usually record tv shows directly to my VCR player. Now that this system is "tunerless," will I need to buy one?
I have DISH network and I am recording inside my bedroom. The main receiver (I don't know if that is the "cable box" that is referred to) is in the living room connected to another tv. There is no receiver box connected to the bedroom tv. I don't know if that has any significance or relevance in whether or not I will need an external tuner.
Essentially, will I be able to record tv programs to VCR and DVD if there is no DISH receiver located inside my bedroom
2. My second question is, I read in other posts, L2, L3 is sited frequently in connection to dubbing VCR to DVD or vice versa. What is L2, L3? Is it in the DVR620 or part of the tv system??
3. I read that the DVR 620 can record directly from tv to DVD. Is it the same process like the traditional VCRs, e.x. one click of the record+player buttons and it will record to DVD.
I am afraid I cannot record using DVR620 because of the tuner issue and thus I want to clarify it before making a purchase. The VCR to DVD conversion feature is great but I don't want to purchase a player if I can't record television shows to VCR and DVD with ease.

Surely you know what a coaxial cable is, and an RCA cable too. Those are not part of newer technology like say, an HDMI connector. Maybe you just don't know them by those names. I've attached a photo. The red and white connectors are RCA male plugs. Those are the kind that you need to use with the DVR620KU. The other is a coaxial cable and connector. This may very well be what you're using to connect between your Dish box and the bedroom VCR. A long coaxial cable is relatively cheap, but a long pair of RCA cables would be much pricier.
I believe that the adapter at this link might work to convert the coaxial RF signal to RCA audio/video:
http://www.amazon.com/RCA-Compact-RF-Modulator-CRF907R/dp/B0014KKV7W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14151485...
But I am not 100% certain of this. But if it works, and you have a long coaxial cable, you'd connect the cable to the RF modulator and then connect RCA cables from it to the DVR620KU.

FIOS TV/DVR beginner questions

I'm a long time Dish subscriber that is considering switching after 10 years to FIOS TV, but after looking around at other forums, reading the scant info that I can find on the various Verizon sites, and reading the Motorola 7200 DVR manual - I still have a bunch of questions that I'm hoping some of you could answer so that myself and others can make an informed decision. I've got the FIOS internet and am very happy with the 20/5 service - its solid as a rock and fast as greased lightning.
Signal My Dish HD is quite compressed, and prone to lots of pixelation, yellow screens, and audio drops - and also free of charge you get a loud pop whenever the channel changes from SD to HD signal, along with the unavoidable volume differences between stereo and Dolby 5.1 audio when the signal goes HD to SD. I'm aware that most reviews indicate that the FIOS HD picture quality is hard to beat, but I'm wondering about the various audio and video problems and whether to expect a couple of dozen instances per hour show like I tolerage now on Dish? A great picture most of the time can still be ruined by a bunch of audio drops or 5 seconds of yellow screen every half hour. Does internet computer usage deteriorate the FIOS TV signal if you have a couple of computer users on-line while viewing or recording TV?
Content Dish has a 100 HD channels, FIOS in my area (Portland) has around 100 HD channels, with over 90% overlap. Dish has NBAtv, Fox Sports HD, CBC-college, and ESPNWS while FIOS has Big 10, ESPNU, and more of the movie channels in HD. The big difference seems to be VOD, but I can't find any comprehensive info on it. The Verizon website boasts of 11,000 monthly titles (8500 free), but you have to have some sort of user password to see the VOD choices on-line. I don't get the "monthly" thing either, seems like it would just be a growing VOD library that accumulates more titles, but the monthly thing makes it sound like some stuff disappears from VOD over time. Does the free VOD includes the recent movies, etc. or is all that stuff Pay per View and the free stuff is all kickboxing and fishing shows? Does anyone have a way for a non-FIOS TV subscriber to get a look at the list? The Verizon site just shows you a couple of titles and doesn't say whether they are free or PPV so it is hard to figure out whether VOD is something that I would use or not.
DVR's I currently have a 60 hour HD triple tuner ( 2 SAT, one OTA) Dish DVR (722) that I think is considered one of the better ones available. Besides the large hard drive, the unit also has a USB port that you can hang another 500G external hard drive off of after a $35 activation fee. I understand that FIOS is not allowed to do the same thing with their DVR's because of the copyright issues with the content being carried over wires instead of beamed from a satellite, although some things I read indicated that it still may be something they enable at some point. The other big difference is that the Dish DVR has all the outputs "hot" at the same time - meaning you can drive a bunch of TV's, SD and HD, simultaneously. I drive one SD signal 300 feet and a second HD signal 100 feet. I know the Motorola units that FIOS leases can only output one port at a time.
I read through the manual for the HD DVR (Motorola 7200) but Verizon lists the same manual for the "Home Media" DVR (Motorola 7216) so I can't tell what the real differences are between the DVR offerings.
In order to watch recorded or live shows on more than one TV - do you have to have a box (STB) per TV, whether using the Home Media DVR or the regular HD DVR?
Is the VOD content only available via the Home Media DVR, not the regular DVR? Is the only other main difference between DVRs the remote DVR functionality (internet programming)? I know there are some other multi-media things, pictures and music, but I'm focusing on TV. I don't get how FIOS can call the Home Media DVR "multi-room" if you still need a STB for other TV's, isn't that the same whether using a regular DVR or the Home Media DVR? Does anyone have a link to the actual 7216 manual?
How easy is it to change the output port? Is it a quick software change? My thinking is that if I hooked up a TV to HDMI, another to component, and maybe one to SD - how clunky is it to switch the output so that someone could watch TV1,2 or 3 (one at a time, of course). I'm also assuming that the audio ports will all work simultaneously so that one could send the video to HDMI, for example, and the audio to a receiver. So I think its only the video that is limited to a single output.
Does either DVR have an Over the Air digital antenna input?
Is the remote control RF or IR? Does it have the all important 30 second Forward skip button and 10 second Back skip button?
How long is the guide, a week, 2 weeks, etc?
I couldn't find much in either the manuals or the verizon website about the Interactive Media Guide. Is the VOD included in search functions? Are there TIVO like "season passes" and the ability to find and record new episodes of a show, etc.?
Are there any good reviews of the DVRs, the Interactive Media Guide, or something with more detail than Verizon's sketchy descriptions or the lousy 7200 manual?
I realize a lot of my DVR questions could be answered by proper documentation on the 7216 and the Interactive Media guide, so if someone has a link to detailed info on these items, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks for any help you can provide. I've spent a lot of time and effort getting my Dish system all figured out and the way I like it, but the quality issues and cost have me exploring options.

Does FIOS internet usage affect FIOS TV signal quality? (I have 20/5 service). Negative. The FiOS signal itself is only affected by physical damage and or equipment failure on our network equipment. Now if you you are talking inside of your house signal(there is a difference). VOD on FiOS is a strictly data service and is very bandwidth intensive due to the large size of the file itself. That is why we recommend you only watch one HDVOD at a time as the MOCA network in your house can't really handle two running at the same time with 100% QoS. So if I understand you correctly, VOD could be affected by heavy home network useage (or simultaneous VOD requests) but DVR recordings or live TVnot, or just less likely? That is correct. VOD services can be affected by heavy home data network useage. The live TV and subsequent recordings made of the liveTV to a DVR will not be affected by heavy home network useage.
Are there any futher plans for external hard drives and/or the HD DVR's to talk with each other? My manager has informed we are actively researching a solution to this problem. When or if anything will come of the research has yet to be seen.
How hard is it to switch outputs on the DVR (I'm assuming it is a software menu change)? Could it be programmed into a learning remote (keystroke macro) so that you hit one button for TV1, another for TV2, etc.? Last time i checked this was IMG 1.3. At that time all of the outputs were consistently on. There is no switching the output like there is switching a tuner on a TiVO. When i tested this in my video lab i hooked up a QIP6416 via HDMI and Component. Each output would show the same channel on either input ont the TV. Each output will only display whatever channel you have the STB currently tuned to. If this is not what you mean feel free to correct me. That is what I mean, my current config is one DVR hooked to SD TV1 via cable, HD TV2 via HDMI, and HD TV3 via component - and all three get signal simultaneously. I was told by a FIOS tech that only one output is "hot" at a time on the FIOS DVR. I understand that you can't watch channel X on TV1 and channel Y on TV2 simultaneously, but I'm wondering if you can watch channel X on TV1,2, etc. I went and tested on our QIP6416 model and unfortunatly you cannot only one output is 'hot" at this stage of IMG releases. From the looks of it the outputs are in a heirarchy hdmi ->component->s-video->composite->RF.
Can the IR remotes be programmed to run just DVR1 or just DVR2 if you put two in the same room (i.e. different code set for remote 1 and remote 2)? I note about 4 different remotes shown on the FIOS website, does the HD DVR have RF capability or will only IR remotes work with it? No the FiOS remotes are pre-programmed to work on every single FiOS STB. You could take your FiOS remote to another FiOS user's home and control their STB. Makes for some interesting fun. But it is all IR, right? The DVR's won't accept an RF remote signal? It is all IR.
Can channels be locked out on the guide so you don't see them, both adult and ones that you just aren't interested in? If you can lock them out of the guide, does that mean they won't show up in searches as well? There is currently no way to remove channels from the normal guide. We used to support this feature with our old guide produced by microsoft but the feature was left out of IMG. We have given the option for customers to setup multiple channel lists in guide format under the favorites option. You can set the guide button to pull up the first of those lists instead of the guide itself. You can lock the channels out but the titles will still be readable by anyone looking.
The "Welcome kit" PDF talks about being able to resolve timer conflicts for series, but I assume you can also assign priority to one time events and/or access a general recording schedule where you can manually resolve conflicts as well. Is that correct? Does the recording automatically pad sporting events with extra time on the end or do you have to set that up manually with each sporting event? Yes our recording schedule does will recognize recording conflicts. There will be a marker on the program in the guide informing you of a recording problem. There is also a section in the menu of the dvr that will show you the entire recording schedule with any conflicts. Yes you can set priority to whatever you want. No we do not pad for sporting events. That is something you will have do manually. Unfortunatly i do not see this changing anytime soon as it appears to be a limitation of our current guide data producer.
No OTA tuner in any FIOS DVR, correct? Correct.
The VOD descriptions say movies are "rented for 24 hours", but on the VOD list it shows a lot of older movies for free on top of the TV series,sporting events, etc.. Are these all just previews or is there a good inventory of free movies? In all honesty the free VOD movie selections are pretty limited and most of them are independent flicks or trailers. As soon as our HD on demand library is at an acceptable volume i believe we will be working in improving this aspect of VOD. The subscription based movie packages is where it is at though. The movie packages have pretty sizeable libraries that you get access to for free with the packages. Personally, i am partial to the Showtime on demand library(lots of good series). Please keep in mind though that our VOD library will change very frequently. VOD content is provided to us by the network that wishes to put it up. They can also will us to take it down as well.
I'll probably think of a few more, but that's it for now.
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Switching to FIOS, want the new high-capacity DVR. How can I guarantee getting one?

After 12 years I have to say goodbye to Dish because my old oaks are getting too tall and too wide and I don't have a clean line of sight...so I'm switching to FiOS. I've gotten used to the best DVR in the industry, and I understand that there are new high capacity DVRs for FiOS that rival the Dish DVR's capacity. How can I guarantee that when I order FiOS I'll get one?

You can't . Its whatever is put on the truck that morning. HOWEVER, you can do what I did and refuse the install. My installer was nice enough to go back to the office and get one for me. It is outgrageous to offer the older smaller equipment to new customers.

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