Hello, can I use this unit to record video/movies/series from my DVR provider? I heard it's encoded and you can't take the video out. Please help
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You can patch the HDMI video out of your DVR or the component out of your DVR to the corresponding input of the Intensity Extreme and then record the playback using the capture feature of the Media Express application that comes with it. The Intensity Extreme defaults to recording uncompressed HD which even if your system meets the requirements for that you might want to change the settings to Apple ProRes (if installed) or Apple Intermediate Codec. Once captured you can edit and/or convert the files to whatever video format that you need for playback elsewhere.
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DVR = Digital Video RecorderWhich is exactly what this device does... sounds like you ar emisunderstanding the term.
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Unless your main dvr has some sort of DLNA functionality, I'm going to lean towards no. You most likely are not going to able to watch recorded shows.
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Only if your TV Has Audio and Video outputs. Most New TV's don't. You can record from DVR or Cable box outputs Video R and L audio. That's what I do. Some still have Svideo outputs use this first Peter better Video. Peter
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If these are your own recordings you can do this, however if they are bought movies or any VHS with a copyright, it will be blocked and won't let you record. Sometimes you record them 85% of the time you can't. You have to buy a small gadget to remove the copyright , you can usually buy one for around $15. With this you can record any VHS to the dvd recorder. This is the only way you can record pre-recorder videos. Recordings you made yourself will record on the Panasonic. The problem is finding one of these boxes to remove the copyright. I can send the name of the box, just can't remember it now. I think Best Buy sells a device that does this but it's around 100. There is nothing else that will work. I went trough this, a friend of mine had one in his old junk and gave it to me. The copyright block will block most pre-recorded videos. It has nothing to do with your Panasonic DVR. If you get the box you can record any VHS on to DVD with the Panasonic DVD
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I'm unsure, however, I have connected a USB3 hard drive to the unit. I've found that even passport drives work well with the unit as it relates to recording even HD video and being used as a DRV. The only devise that seems to have issues when recording are the slower flash drives/USB Sticks
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Does this record cable tv programs like from HBO that normally would be blocked (copy protected) if trying to record to a dvd recorder (external dvd player recorder). Some cable channels will record if that channel allows it (very few do). "Copy protected" or similar message would normally be seen and no recording would take place.Have you tried to record cable tv with it?
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It has to be a compatible capture device. The key question is what is considered compatible? That I do not know as they refuse to release a compatibility list :( I have ran against the same issue with 1/2 my devices.
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Thanks. That answers my question about recording off the TV. Do you know if we can view/play VHS tapes using the Toshiba DVR610? Other people have written saying that they haven't been able to do so. Thank you.
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I bought this to record from my DVR box. Can't seem to convert what I've recorded on the DVR to Sony disc. Any help
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Nope...this is not a DVR, just a device to record or play one disc at a time. You can record a disc off your tv if it has enough input/output ports for hook up or through a prologic receiver which I am doing right now so I can keep to my permanent movie collection. This will take a RW or R disc. All the audio/video electrical devices feed in and out of my yamaha prologic receiver so I can record using different types of equipment by changing inputs.
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Not sure Thomas, I returned the system due to some issues with exporting footage of the DVR. However, when I was testing this system, it did seem like as long as you had a long enough cable, the system captures (but not exports) fine.
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Jennifer D.: In case you still have this problem, below are the steps of a workaround that worked for me, and hopefully will work for you too. It appears that the key step is to temporarily configure the DVR to output only a standard-definition TV signal. I found this after trying to debug a similar very frustrating problem with my Toshiba DR430 DVD recorder and Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR. 1. Disconnect the HDMI cable from the DVR to the TV. (Note that the only way my Scientific Atlanta DVR would enter the standard-definition setup wizard in step 2 below was with this cable disconnected. Originally, I did not disconnect this cable, and I suspect that as long as the DVR thought it was outputting a picture to an HDTV that it would override other configuration settings that I made.) 2. Configure the DVR to output only a standard-definition TV signal. (As per the user manual for my Scientific Atlanta DVR, start this process by simultaneously pressing the "INFO" and "GUIDE" buttons on the DVR while it is turned off. This was pretty easy to change and then undo later.) 3. In the DVR "Settings," set the "Picture Size" option to "Auto Fit." (It is also possible to quickly set this by repeatedly pressing the "#" key on the remote control.) 4. At this point, the aspect ratio in the DVD recorder was FINALLY correct and there were no bordering black bars. Hurray! Record shows onto DVDs as desired. 5. When I play a recorded DVD on the Toshiba unit the aspect ratio is correct and there are no bordering black bars. However, when I play a DVD on my Panasonic Blu-ray player, I have to set the aspect ratio on my Panasonic TC-P50VT20 Plasma HDTV to "JUST" to horizontally stretch the picture, but this is a very simple adjustment that is easy to change. Hopefully you can perform similar steps to workaround this annoying problem. Ron
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I have never tried it with a DVR however, I would think if it has the space it should work. I also found several YouTubes on this very subject. Good Luck!
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I still havent figured out how to work it, although other brands are working this one remains a mystery maybe someone should do a yoooouuutubbbeee and help us out...You said recorded right you need a dvr
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I have been using it for a Direct TV DVR! It has worked fine until it reached just over 1TB of recording at the remote TV location. This location apparently can not support much beyond this point. It shows the latest recordings & older ones, but not the entire recordings. At the main TV location, the receiver/DVR does seem to support additional content, but everything is slower. ie: switching between channels & programming. The current DVR is 1TB, so that may explain the problem. If the Zmodo recording ability is less than 3 TB there may be a problem of support for additional storage.
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I'm a little confused. My model has a hdmi port on the back of the dvr and I can connect it with a standard hdmi cable. All I need to do is connect the hdmi cable then set the tv to the hdmi port I connected it to. Perhaps you can give more details. Also explain the need for a vga to hdmi converter. Does your dvr not have the hdmi port.