I have an old Tivo box which has a number of TV programs / films etc saved on the internal hard disc. How can I save these for future use when I transfer to the new 360 box?
For instance, can I copy the old programs to an external hard disc and play back as I would with a DVD?
How can I save my old programs for future viewing, please?
Thank you,
Tregarth
There is no easy way to do this unless you have one of the original VM TiVo boxes that still have a SCART socket, you could then use that to feed into a suitable device or video recorder card attached to a PC (or possibly a DVD recorder that will record from a SCART input if you can find one). So obviously the output would be converted to low-def anologue and then re-digitized, so the quality would not be fantastic.
Might be possible with a V6 with an appropriate HDMI to SCART (or other analogue connection) convertor of some sort and then doing the same thing (maybe would also required HDCP removal device to get rid of any copy protection, but not sure if that is used on recorded programs on the V6) .
Basically though, you're going to need some additional hardware.
The TiVo has a SCART socket, so you can copy your programmes to a VCR or s DVD recorder as these also have SCART sockets. The resolution is SD (576i) and if the source is HD the TiVo will downscale to 576i. For best quality use a SCART cable wired for RGB and recorder that accepts RGB through its SCART input. (I'm fairly sure that the TiVo outputs RGB.)
However you should be aware that the 360 has a wide range of Catch-Ups available from broadcaster video on demand (BVoD) apps such as BBC iPlayer and ITVX, as well as On Demand delivered by its own servers, thus making some recordings irrelevant.
Thank you both for your replies. I will have to sit quietly and have a long think.
regards,
Tregarth
I am sure these replies are right - if you know what you are doing. I do not even know enough to be dangerous so I am unwilling to start.
I cannot be the only person who has stored programmes etc on the Tivo hard disc and want to keep them - it had never occured to me that the Tivo box would be replaced. No doubt other people thought the same and now want to transfer.
VM's recording boxes have always been intended for short-term timeshift viewing, not long-term archiving. The T&Cs also reflect this, just as VM's contracts with the broadcasters & content providers allow.
In the vast majority of cases there are no time limits on recording retention and long-term archiving is possible - but a box-swap (or software conversion to TV360) are two scenarios where they are lost.
There is another option, stay as you are and don't convert to 360. Conversions are voluntary despite what any emails from VM might imply. I gather iPlayer has/will stop working on the old tivo box, but there are many other ways of getting that e.g. smart TV.
