Ted Langdell Ted Langdell Creative Broadcast Services Marysville, CA You might do a Google search using "Transfer from Dish DVR to PowerBook" and then click on the "Groups" function and check there, too. I pulled up quite a few links to items, but didn't have time to scan them. There are also some satellite related news groups that might offer results. Ted, On Sep 29, 2004, at 1:28 PM, macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:28:18 -0500 > From: Brian Olesky <brian4 at sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [MacDV] Transferring Dish DVR to PB? > To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh." > <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Message-ID: <BD7C7472.AF86%brian4 at sbcglobal.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Anybody know a good way to transfer recorded programming from a Dish > Network > DVR into my PowerBook? I'm leaving on a weeklong trip and would like to > catch up on some programming I've saved. > > The DVR has 4 outputs: a 62-pin "Expansion Port," a standard TV > connection, > an S-Video connection, and a red/white/yellow RCA connection. Dish > Network > tech support says it can't be done, of course. I'm guessing for a few > hundred dollars, Eye TV could do it, but that's a bit costly for > watching a > few TV shows. Anybody know another way? > > Thanks, > Brian > >