At 8:23 AM -0800 1/13/2009, aussieshepsrock wrote: >Can I use my Mac (g4 mini) to access the recordings in our Cable >DVR Box in a 'safe' to the box manner and in a 'successful' manner? It >is a 'Motorola DCH 3416 HD Dual Tuner DVR' with all the usual video >and audio connectors one might expect, but I noticed there are 2 USB >ports and a Firewire port right there on the connection panel on the >back of the box. I 'assume' accessing the Hard Drive inside the Box >via one of these jacks would be fairly likely, but I wonder what >pitfalls and perils I ought to be aware of before attempting anything. >I also wonder if the files it uses might be proprietary and/or >unaccessable or usable on my Mac.
I've got Verizon FiOS TV and a Motorola DVR... Verizon has *disabled* all those extra ports. Can't even use them to add more storage space! Go to broadbandreports.com and look for information about your DVR and service provider on their boards. Make sure they're not disabled on yours before going further... >My nebulous goal is the possibility of getting the recordings out >and onto opticals in some fashion. Best I've been able to do is to put a $40 DVD Recorder between my DVR and TV. Not a very good solution, but it does work. It would be very cool to grab stuff and play it elsewhere, a la Slingbox or TiVo. I'm reluctant to buy or build any infrastructure to do this right now tho. The market is changing so much. It's only a matter of time before the cables loose control and we can get all the shows over the 'net. heh. I keep looking at that eye-patch sitting on my desk. :\ FWIW, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
