First, I should say that I'm almost 100% technically illiterate, so I probably shouldn't even be posting. I'm probably posting information you've already thought of.
I also have a Comcast DVR. Anything I record on it is playable -- and downloadable -- on my other devices, e.g., laptop, iPad, iPhone, etc. There should be a way to capture the video on those devices, I would think. Also -- as everyone knows -- I'm a member of a certain fandom. I used to read (not so much any more since so much of local TV is now available to anyone online) that if a fan had recorded a show, someone would eventually get to her house and get it off the DVR. So, I know it's possible. I just don't know how it's done since I've never captured anything unique. (My sister once got something for me off her local PBS station, but that was years ago when people had DVD recorders.) Sorry if I wasted anyone's time by posting. Oh, but I do have another TV-related story: On Wednesday morning, before Comcast went out for the rest of the day, I noticed that the mute button on the remote wasn't working. On Thursday, another button wasn't operating properly. So, I decided to take a look at the batteries, which I had replaced not too long ago. The batteries were covered in liquid -- one or both of them had leaked. I cleaned out the "water" as best I could and put in new batteries, but more buttons stopped working. Bottom line: Comcast is sending out a new remote. On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:35 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > I have a technical issue that I'm hoping someone can help me with. > > Long story short: we weren't receiving some stations on our > Comcast/Xfinity system, so the guy came out to fix it (as much as he could; > apparently, there's some issue with the box on the pole across the street). > When he re-hooked up my DVR, though, it wasn't working, and there are a > number of things (such as my TCM intro) that I don't want to lose. (I'm > getting an "E1:26" error message, which apparently means the box is about > to fail, even though it was fine until he unhooked it). > > Is there any way to download the video on the DVR to an external hard > drive--or even another DVR--or am I just screwed? I've consulted my > computer guy and a friend who runs the video department at Stanford, but > I'd rather do it myself if possible. > > Thanks in advance. > > --Dave Sikula > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CA%2B_fQPy3M%2BigeKbF2%3DnTb7OqcW3Cf82hJHz49r%3DXN4iuBGZr8w%40mail.gmail.com.
