Recording from Tata Sky

[Yogesh]

OP started a thread to know about a technical possibility, And it has turned into a bitching session. Stick to the point boys.

I had read somewhere about grabbing content from TS STB HDD, Has anybody more idea about it?

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[prankey]

But right now all other DTH operators are same. Unless govt comes up with a regulatory body for DTH, this thing will continue.

I am getting 40% signal strength in my Airtel DVR, Their executive tells me this is good enough. In absolute terms, signal strength is 136. When he was doing installation, I asked him what will be signal stength, He told me 160-200 but when he finished doing it, strength was merely 136. I asked him to rectify this. He then told me 136 is good enough as signal quality is 100%. What could I have done there? I had the same signal strength issue in my non-HD box. I used to get 195 only where as my frds used to get 235 around. May be this is due to the location.

Due to this low strength, I am pretty sure it will not work even if there is a hint of rain.

I just hope low signal strength do not impact PQ too much.

Its unfortunate. Seems Airtel usually have very less signal strength and hence more affected by rains. Should not impact PQ if quality is stable at 100%. That is the power of Digital technology (very high tolerance), even with such low strength, it will still give you 100% performance (atleast most of the times).

OP started a thread to know about a technical possibility, And it has turned into a bitching session. Stick to the point boys.

I had read somewhere about grabbing content from TS STB HDD, Has anybody more idea about it?

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Not bitching dear, bashing them for frustration they unnecessarily create

You need copy+ and extract+ to try copying the content. However max you could do is to back the data and someone swap the drive to a bigger 1TB or so. I haven't tried it yet as my STB is still under warranty (you need to remove the HDD and connect to a PC using a regular SATA cable.

Link to software: Copy+, the free Sky & XTV disk copier software

 

[sagar281]

AVer Media HD EzRecorder C283. This is the only option without getting your warranty cancelled from the DTH Provider for opening and tempering with Set Top Box , and not getting caught up in all illegal copyrights violations. This is a simple solution . But of course it would need one time investment as all backdoor entries do.It's around 7500 Rupees.Now let me guide you through the benefits.

Primary Benefits:

1. Stand-alone, Stand Out Recording (No need of PC or Laptop at the time of recording, plus you can simultaneously watch the show and record the same time)
2. One-press Capture (press a single button and the recording starts)
3. Prime Time Anytime with Schedule Recording (record your favorite shows without your personal presence near TV)
4. Storage Facility (Both Internal as well as external is available)

Picture Quality and Storage Benefits:

1.Everything can be recorded in max 1080i Quality(a bit below 1080p , 1080P not supported)plus you have the options of 480i / 480p / 576i/ 576p/ 720p to select from if you want to switch resolutions
2.It uses H.264 Hardware Compression Technology (No video Quality loss)
3.Instant Recording Playback
4.It has Built-in 2.5 Hard Disk Slot (Buy the hard disk from market and insert it in, all the recording will be saved in it)
5.There is a USB Port (where in you can attach USB Hard Drive , portable hard drive,pen drive what ever you want or what ever you have handy, all data will be saved in it) YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE 4 STEP OR THE 5TH STEP , NOT BOTH

6.NO NEED TO CONVERT THE FORMAT OF THE VIDEOS YOU RECORDED AS ALL THE RECORDED STUFF IS IN AVI HD FORMAT(easily playable in what ever device you want , as avi format is generally compatible with everything)
7.As all the data is saved in external drive it's easy to carry,transfer,share