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downloading from Comcast DVR to PC running XP

by vickilyn May 30, 2007 3:31AM PDT

Can someone out there help with this?
I plugged the DVR into the computer with a serial port but when it comes up it gives me a wizard that looks like you are linking two computers (which is not the case) and it asks you to be running the wizard on both computers.
Do I have to go out and buy a networking hub or is there some software that I need to download our recorded programs from our DVR to our PC?
Help!!!

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Serial port is too slow for video transfer.Let's do the math
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 30, 2007 3:45AM PDT

A PC Serial Port tops out at 115,200 bits per second. Your average 1 hour mpeg file is 1 gigabyte. So how long if we disregard any packet or extra "bits"?

I get over 24 hours to do such a transfer.

No one will be doing this with a serial port.

For this discussion here's what a PC Serial Port is defined as -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port

Bob

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Okay, so no to the serial ports... would a USB to USB
by vickilyn May 30, 2007 3:57AM PDT

Thanks Bob for the response!
Okay, so I will say a big no to the serial ports... would a USB to USB connection work?
Or do I have to buy the $120 contraption that says that it will capture the video and convert it to MP2 format?
Thanks again!
VK

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USB would work IF!!!
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 30, 2007 4:04AM PDT

If they issue drivers, tell you how and software too. USB 2.0 is 480 megabit so the transfer time is reasonable to some.

Bob

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I suggest you Google
by lacsr May 30, 2007 9:51PM PDT
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