can I move the recorded programs from the HDDVR to my media player?

[dwallace115]

Hey everyone. I'm new to the forum. DirectTv customer with HR22-100 HDDVR. Still learning a lot about the system, but my interest is in finding out if I can move the recorded programs from the HDDVR to my media player so I can watch them on flights as I travel a lot. If someone could direct me to the area of the forum that addresses that, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance,
Doug from Mesa, Az

 

[Mr Tony]

broke post off of a different thread

 

[cfb]

There isnt any convenient way of doing this. Everything on the dvr is encrypted out the wazoo, and there are no tools provided to move shows to a PC or other device. Only encrypted streaming to a pc thats on the same local network as the dvr.

You'll have to get the shows from another source thats not encrypted or allows for a dowload to a portable device.

 

[BlueEos]

Hey everyone. I'm new to the forum. DirectTv customer with HR22-100 HDDVR. Still learning a lot about the system, but my interest is in finding out if I can move the recorded programs from the HDDVR to my media player so I can watch them on flights as I travel a lot.

Not sure what you mean by "media player". However, I have a method that works although it has nothing to do with a HDDVR. On one of my DTV HD receivers, I have an output (s-video) that feeds an old Tivo receiver (Series II). I record mainly HBO movies on the Tivo. I then access them via Tivo Desktop to my PC where I convert them to a format that I can play on my iPhone or read them directly with my Acer netbook for viewing on a flight.

I have to admit this method is a PITA as it can take several hours to download them via Tivo Desktop and then run a conversion program to be able to read them with my iPhone.

While the above method is free, sometimes I think it's better to just pay iTunes to rent the films rather than jump through all the hoops above. Better yet, just take a good book along to read.