DVD Questions
How can I transfer the data in my v-box to dvd without a dvd recorder?
I have some TV programmes recorded and keep them in my v-box. Unfortunately I don’t have a dvd recorder, but have a laptop which can deal with dvd. I would like to know how to transfer the data from v-box to dvd without a dvd recorder but with a laptop. Is it impossible without a dvd recorder? I appreciate it if you let me know the way to solve my problem.
it’s not impossible.. unless your laptop has a video card that includes video capture (most laptops don’t, ), you’d need a USB video grabber to record the programmes to your laptop harddrive (go to amazon and search “video grabber USB” or “video capture USB” to see what i mean). once on your harddrive you use dvd burning software or the software that comes with the grabber to burn them to disc. they’re cheaper than dvd recorders, but the cheap ones are annoying because of dodgy quality (things like your screensaver kicking in can mess up a recording) and badly written software, and the better ones are annoying because of overcomplicated software, and you usually have to learn all about video configuration settings. a dvd recorder is more expensive but less complicated and more reliable. unfortunately either way, dvd recorder or USB video capture, you’ll have to re-record the programmes in real time, playing on your v-box while recording on your other device; you can’t just get the data off the v-box’s harddrive, it’s written in v-box language that your computer won’t understand- that’s the whole point of v-boxes and sky boxes, to prevent you getting the raw data so that you have to keep your box. sorry!
