Saved hotrod shows gone

Fuzzy · November 19, 2009, 06:13:58 PM

Be careful what you save on your DVR.I'm upgrading to a HD DVR,and
Direct Tv is telling me they can't download what I have saved on my old DVR to the new one.All the car related shows I have saved will be gone,
and there are a bunch.Haven't even watched a lot of them yet.I'm not very happy with the whole situation.

Fuzzy

MrMopar64 · November 19, 2009, 06:30:37 PM

You can burn them to DVD if you have the right stuff in your 'puter
Don't ask what stuff cuz I don't know :oops: I just know my son does it

MM64

Fuzzy · November 19, 2009, 06:56:43 PM

If I ask the neighbor's 8 yr. old,he'll probably know how to do it.

Fuzz

57larry · November 19, 2009, 07:25:35 PM

I wished I would have save Boyd's show, there are some episodes I missed

kb426 · November 19, 2009, 08:31:09 PM

I know nothing about direct tv dvr's but this is where I would spend some time googling to find the answer. I know they have a hard drive so it should be doable unless there is a copy protection.

HotRodLadyCrusr · November 19, 2009, 09:56:38 PM

The Motorola DVR boxes the cable company I work for does not have the option of copying the programming to DVD or CD's either. I believe the reason is there is no USB port to plug in a laptop to copy it to.

If you really want to view what you have saved on that DVR don't give it back to Direct TV yet. Keep it for awhile connected to another TV. Watch the programs you haven't seen yet, watch the other ones again and when you've had enough turn it in. So it costs you $8 or $9 dollars a month. Consider yourself fortunate that you were able to save and watch what you did for as long as you did. Those machines only have a certain lifespan. None of those boxes are going to last forever.

kb426 · November 22, 2009, 08:22:13 AM

It's my understanding that all dvr's have a hard drive inside them. By removing the drive and plugging into the spare motherboard connector, a guy should be able to copy all the files.

Fuzzy · November 24, 2009, 07:03:18 PM

Thanks for the info,I did watch some of it before Directv got here.He did say I've got 30 days to return it.I wish I knew that ahead of time.It does have a USB port on it so I'll do some experimenting after Thanksgiving.
Denise,I forgot you worked for a cable company.HD----love it!

Fuzzy