Yes, to put that stuff on the harddrive, you do need a capturing device but can your computer hardware/s (fast enough and plenty of spare space)? It may not be worth it.
Have you try recording it with a vcr or can it be done? I would think that's the simplest method.
How do you connect a TV set top DVR box from a satillite company to a PC? This is my situation and idea:
I just recently got Satellite TV, and got a DVR box with it, a Dish Network DP Plus 522 system. I can only get 100 hours of recording time on this system, but I'd like to connect a PC to it to pull the reocorded shows off and burn to DVD or keep on my Hard Drive to view later. My TV does not have S-Video ports, but the DVR does... I was told plug an S-Video cable into my PC and into the DVR to pull the shows off, but I heard from someone else that the S-Video is only a display cable like a VGA cable for displaying only and would not work for data transfer.. My TV also does not have a Red White and Yellow Video/Audio ports, just 1 port for a Coaxil cable. The DVR has the R/W/Y Video/Audio ports.
Not sure what else I need to say other than that what I know.. But this is my Idea... put the PC in between the two, the TV and the DVR.. have the DVR connected to the PC to pull the shows off at any time and the PC linked into the TV to have the TV show what the Satellite brings in.. can't disconnect the DVR from the satellite cables cause the box is also a switch to receive from the satellite and send off to the TV's... any ideas?
-Richard

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