How can i transfer my DVR recordings to my PC?

How can I transfer recordings from a Comcast DVR to an external hard drive for my PC?

• I have about 30 hours of recorded shows that I am hoping to save to the external hard drive of my PC. Is this something that is possible?

• Answer:

  Unfortunately, Peter in San Diego has given you a bum steer. The Comcast Motorola DVR is not a TiVo. There are several things you can do. 1) Get a video recording adapter. I picked one up from Fry's by Pinnacle for under $100. Play the video out from the DVR and record it onto the PC. One advantage of this is that you can transcode the MPEG2 to MPEG4 which is more space efficient. 2) Look at these two Motorola FAQs. You can't attach an external drive, but you can transfer video via Firewire if you have a Firewire (IEEE-1394) adapter and software. http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/news_faq.asp#archive http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/news_faq.asp#transfer_to_digital http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=3818890#post3818890 What Steve is right about is if you had a TiVo Series 2 or the upcoming TiVo Series 3, you could transfer the files over your ethernet or WiFi network to you PC. Just this won't work with the Comcast DVR. http://www.tivo.com/