What happened to the mother of all tea times?

Post by **faceless** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:07 pm

nice one sheffman - I'll get onto it...

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:36 am

I have sky and a pc but i dont know how to connect them nor how to record from one to the other.

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:48 am

Karl,

To record, you have a digital recorder (e.g. DVD recorder or digital camcorder) connected to sky box, or an AV capture card on your PC.

With a DVD recorder, you would take the recorded DVD and insert it into your PC.

With a digital camcorder, you would connect this to your PC for playback/record.

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:47 am

Is there no way to connect the sky box directly to my pc and then record from it onto the hard disk?
I actually have sky plus which does this but can i transfer programmes to my pc directly i dont have a camcorder or a dvd recorder except on my pc.

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:03 am

Karl wrote:Is there no way to connect the sky box directly to my pc and then record from it onto the hard disk?
I actually have sky plus which does this but can i transfer programmes to my pc directly i dont have a camcorder or a dvd recorder except on my pc.

I don't believe the Sky Plus has a direct digital output (e.g. firewire which is the means to connect a PC to a camcorder).

Therefore, unless your PC has a video capture card (e.g. if it is a "Multi-Media PC"), then I don't think you can do it unless you go via a DVD recorder or Digital CamCorder.

p.s. If you want to double-check, do a google search on Sky Plus and PC recording

Post by **faceless** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:27 am

or you could ask in the media tips section and I'll post a rundown for you - I've been doing it for years.

popinjay · Post by **popinjay** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:17 am

May 7th

Post by **faceless** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:23 pm

Bloody hell - that's it put back a month! Still, that will give me the time to try and rustle up a dish and box.