I don't know if this has been discussed previously. I have several HiDef TV shows captured on the internal drive in my Direct TV "TIVO" type receiver. I would like to transfer these shows to an Apple TV unit maintaining the HiDef format/quality.

I know I can send 480i "S" video along with audio out of the sat receiver to my DVD-R unit and then over to my Mac then on to Apple TV after some massaging, but I want to maintain full HiDef throughput. Somehow I would have to be able to download the program files from the HR10-250 receiver or capture the component output of the receiver and convert it to HiDef video data.

I have heard that this is being done on the HR20? But I have the shows in need saved on a DirectTV HR10-250. If this can be done kindly advise on how to do it.

Thanks,

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This is something that I do all the time, but it is a very complicated process. You need to get to www.dealdatabase.com/forum and start reading about "Extraction, Insertion, and Streaming Support".

The basic idea (which is far from basic) is that you have to "hack" the HR10-250 to add the services to its basic Linux operating system which allow you to extract the files over ethernet to your PC or Mac. Part of the hacking process is to have the Tivo store "new" shows unencrypted. For shows that are already recorded, you'll need to unencrypt them after you've extracted them.

Once you've got the shows on your computer hard drive - they are MPEG2 files. AppleTV doesn't do MPEG2 - unless you want to hack that as well. To do that, I suggest going over to www.awkwardtv.org and read up about how to add MPEG2 file playing capability to your AppleTV.

If you are squeamish about taking your Tivo and AppleTV apart for hacking purposes, you should be. I've taken the step on the Tivo, but spent dozens of hours reading and working through the process. I haven't yet taken that step on the AppleTV, which means I had to take my MPEG2 HD files and re-encode them into H.264 using a software tool (VisualHub).

I'm going to give Apple about 3-6 more months to get surround sound fixed on the AppleTV. If it looks hopeless, I'll take the step to hack the unit.

Good luck.

What HD shows are you trying to save?

It might be more economical just to buy them.

This is something that I do all the time, but it is a very complicated process. You need to get to www.dealdatabase.com/forum and start reading about "Extraction, Insertion, and Streaming Support".

The basic idea (which is far from basic) is that you have to "hack" the HR10-250 to add the services to its basic Linux operating system which allow you to extract the f
I'm going to give Apple about 3-6 more months to get surround sound fixed on the AppleTV. If it looks hopeless, I'll take the step to hack the unit.


Indy - I found the recipe at the following URL - http://www.imbetterthanyou.com/hr10-250/

If that is the procedure - I just cannot take the time or risk to do it to my only HR10-250. Nor do I have a PC which is needed to do the disk copies and uploads.

Just out of curiosity which USB/Ethernet adapter are you using and if I would just stick that on the HR10 does it show up on the network? I am asking because according to the unit's system info Apple Bonjour is part of the HR10's operating system which means it should just pop up on the network.

Is here a way to get one of these unit's already "fixed" or even to have mine done by someone reliable? Is the HR20 easier to network and download from?

Thanks for the info.

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