The X1 DVR is backstopped by Comcast’s cloud DVR. I swapped out my DVR about a year ago (the newer models don’t have the very-tempting-to-a-toddler power button on the front of the box), and save for some *very* old recordings, everything was available on the new box via cloud DVR after the upgrade.
On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:07:55 AM UTC-4 MelissaP wrote: > 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/f9d7ea2b-437b-4621-a2bd-c3fe28bd32e9n%40googlegroups.com.
