New v6 box for old?

[Remluf]

My V6 box has packed up after many years. I have a technician coming to look at it, but if he replaces it, will it be with another V6? I don't want another type as I can copy recordings from the V6 to an external hard drive recorder which I take with me to watch when I am away from home which is often, and I don't know if recordings can be copied from the other types of TV boxes.

[japitts]

V6 are replaced like-with-like.

[jb66]

You won't get a Tivo with a scart socket if that's what you mean, you will get a V6

[nodrogd · Accepted solution]

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@Remluf wrote:

My V6 box has packed up after many years. I have a technician coming to look at it, but if he replaces it, will it be with another V6? I don't want another type as I can copy recordings from the V6 to an external hard drive recorder which I take with me to watch when I am away from home which is often, and I don't know if recordings can be copied from the other types of TV boxes.

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If the box you have is this:

Older TiVO
It’s a 500Gb TiVO, & not a V6. 500Gb TiVOs are becoming obsolete & are being actively replaced with V6 TiVOs when they fail. These only have an HDMI output, so you will no longer be able to archive recordings I’m afraid.

[Remluf]

No I don't have a 500GB Tivo, it's a V6 and I can archive programmes from it.

[Roger_Gooner]

Of course you can copy programmes off a V6 (or a 360) but this requires circumvention of HDCP protection and is illegal.

[Remluf]

No it is not illegal!. I used to have a video recorder and recorded from the TV like millions of others, then used a DVD recorder. If you think it's illegal then send the police to my house.

[japitts]

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@Remluf wrote:

No it is not illegal!. I used to have a video recorder and recorded from the TV

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Video recorders & DVD recorders are generally used in conjunction with a Freeview service, not Sky or Virgin Media services.

VM's pay-TV service provides its own recording capabilities with HDCP encryption to protect content. The previous posts are correct in what's been advised.