Quick way of transferring programmes
23-01-2020, 14:20
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Quick way of transferring programmes
Hello.
I have a Tivo box, also a Panasonic DVD connected to it.
Engineer is coming to look at Tivo box (stuttering) and there is talk of changing the box, which I assume will destroy the stuff already on there.
Fair enough, but I therefore need to transfer lots of programmes from the Tivo box to the Panasonic DVD/hard-disc. I'm doing it, one by tedious one.
Is there a quicker way, or should I have thought of archiving the Tivo box before (!)?
Thanks.
Allen
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23-01-2020, 14:49
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
You can play a whole folder of recordings in one go. Simply press Play after highlighting the folder in My Shows.
I'd suggest not bothering for anything that is likely to be shown again in the near future, or is available from a VOD service.
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23-01-2020, 14:52
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
Thanks spider, on both counts. That'll help.
A
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19-02-2020, 08:52
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
A thought.
I have two Tivo boxes, one on the blink, one fine.
Would it be possible for a clever engineer (whose palm I’d crossed with say £100) to switch hard drives so I don’t lose all my recordings?
Ta
Allen, in London
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19-02-2020, 09:03
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
The thing about TV is eventually what goes around comes around again and most of what you have recorded will be back again.
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19-02-2020, 09:05
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
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Originally Posted by stripes
Would it be possible for a clever engineer (whose palm I’d crossed with say £100) to switch hard drives so I don’t lose all my recordings?
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No. Engineers don't service inside of any of the boxes, are not trained to do so nor have any tools to do so.
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19-02-2020, 09:48
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
No. Engineers don't service inside of any of the boxes, are not trained to do so nor have any tools to do so.
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Not great 'engineers' then are they !
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19-02-2020, 09:52
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
IIRC the encryption key used is tied to the specific STB. so swapping HDDs wouldn't work.
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19-02-2020, 10:10
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
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Not great 'engineers' then are they !
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They're engineers in the areas they're trained and employed to support within a VM serviced address.
Virgin Media have different engineers in the kit return and refurbish process that are trained and employed to fix the box internals.
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19-02-2020, 10:30
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
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Originally Posted by nomadking
IIRC the encryption key used is tied to the specific STB. so swapping HDDs wouldn't work.
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Correct.
Plus, usually when a box is on the blink, it's the hard drive itself that is failing. So you'd be moving the fault from one box to another.
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19-02-2020, 12:26
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
Points taken. Is there anything on my hard drive that I can't live without?
Thanks for the input.
Allen
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20-02-2020, 23:02
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Re: Quick way of transferring programmes
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Originally Posted by Mr K
Not great 'engineers' then are they !
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Why should they be trained to repair the boxes? They are rented & all the same, so you just swap out a faulty one for a working one. Rather that than a tech spending far more time in your home taking a box apart & troubleshooting, then rummiging in the van through loads of spare parts for replacements. Had enough of that when we used to rent TVs from Visionhire!
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