How to transfer the movies stored on the JC Matthew DVR-320T to a portable hard drive

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mrgsm021

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#73678 19-Dec-2010 15:18

Hello guys,

I am sorry if someone may have already covered this, any advice please?

Jaxson

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#419320 20-Dec-2010 09:44

Stink one.
Thought you'd actually done it by the title of your post.

mrgsm021

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#420021 21-Dec-2010 16:05

Just spoke with JC Matthew support, who told me that apparently Freeview does not allow the contents recorded on DVRs to be transferred, you just have to record it, watch it and delete it if you want more space on the HDD, I guess this is due to copywright issues etc, is this true?

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#420141 21-Dec-2010 21:06

Not sure about copyright, I think that it is just a lame requirement that Freeview adopted to try and make things more attractive for broadcasters. The legality should be no different to simply using a VCR like we used to, or using a PC or a non-approved box to record and transfer - which the hardware is openly sold for.

As for getting the programmes off, there are a couple of possibilities.

The slow route is to exploit the analog hole, and eithe transfer off in SD (using a VCR or DVD recorder etc) or HD (Using a compputer and HDFury).

Alternatively, I am not familiar with this box specifically, but on some you can unscrew the case and extract the hard drive, and then mount the drive on a computer system for direct transfer.

Deev8

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#420300 22-Dec-2010 10:20

mrgsm021: apparently Freeview does not allow the contents recorded on DVRs to be transferred ... is this true?

Yes it's true that Freeview don't want anyone copying recorded material to some other medium (a different hard disk, a DVD etc) which could either be kept long-term and watched multiple times or worse still passed on to someone else.

It's also true that in order to gain Freeview certification a recorder must not offer a straightforward copy function.

In some cases you may be able to find a way to copy the recording files. If you manage to copy the files you may then have to solve another issue - some recorders use their own proprietary file formats, which you might be be able to play using any other hardware.

mrgsm021

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#420392 22-Dec-2010 12:28

Thanks for the advise and responses, it just stinks that they won't allow the user to freely transfer the recording off...I guess we live in a digital age now, not like before back in the VHS analogue days where copywright issues were not as prevailent...

Deev8

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#421826 27-Dec-2010 11:08

mrgsm021: not like before back in the VHS analogue days where copywright issues were not as prevailent...

The laws were very similar then, but the copy protection technology wasn't nearly as good. So it was easier for people to disregard the law and copy material.