Re: [Hampshire] Digital video archiving

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Author: Graham Bleach
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Digital video archiving
2009/4/14 Rob Malpass <lug@???>:
> What's the best method for archiving video?   Most of us I guess will have
> some form of PVR be it freeview, cable or satellite.   Clearly there's a PC
> at work inside them but I don't know of a way to actually get at the files
> that you create when you record a broadcast.   My Humax box for instance has
> both ethernet and USB - but I've not been successful in looking at what's
> "under the hood".


I have a Humax Foxsat HDR and I simply plug a USB mass-storage device
into the front panel USB port and copy files onto it. The UI is pretty
hideous and it won't let you copy some HD programmes, but otherwise it
seems to work ok. I haven't investigated the ethernet port yet.

Cheers,
G