> 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.
Check out the Yahoo group "dishrip". It has 27,000 members. It doesn't really cover your DVR but it has lots of good information that might cross over. Good luck. Paxton -- Paxton Hoag Astoria, OR USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
