Sky+ - Recording onto a pen drive

[oalcock]

Is there a way that anybody knows how to convert recordings on Sky Plus onto my external hard drive using the USB port on the sky plus box? if not what are the USB ports for?

[plexer]

The usb ports are for nothing the hardware is not used it was just added to the design for future use.

 

Ben

[Gerry]

Digital video transfer made easy with the Pinnacle Video Transfer

[ChrisH]

There is a program that claims to do this. It is not kept up to date but I remember the website. I will see if I have it bookmarked at home.

[plexer]

Copy+, the free Sky & XTV disk copier software

 

Ben

[plexer]

Allthough that won't extract recordings for you.

 

Extract will do FTA ones.

 

Subscription channels which are recorded are still encrypted on the h/d and then decrypted in real time while watching just like anything else.

 

Ben

[plexer]

Sky box with SDI output giving you a pure digital signal into your pc Sky+ with SDI

 

Ben

[plexer]

Also if you want to install a up to 1TB hard drive in your sky+ box you can use copy+ to format it before you install it otherwise you have to use 500GB or smaller drives.

 

Ben

[Guest richard_s]

There are some programs available that will allow you to copy the files off the Sky+ box onto a PC but they will still be encrypted. You cannot legally decrypt these files to allow them to be played back on a PC however.

[plexer]

with analogue sky you could record onto vhs and then decode it with a saved file.