SkyPlus USB

50Twuncle

Has anyone tried connecting their SkyPlus USB output to their PC's ?
Just wondered if the PC "saw" the Sky Box and whether the thing was able to download any programs ?

Browntoa

this says they are not enabled

http://www.avforums.com/forums/sky-hd/366444-usb-ports-sky-plus-box-can-i-transfer-saved-programes-external-hd.html

50Twuncle

Browntoa wrote: »

this says they are not enabled

http://www.avforums.com/forums/sky-hd/366444-usb-ports-sky-plus-box-can-i-transfer-saved-programes-external-hd.html

But has anyone actually tried it ?

Browntoa

if the ports disable then you will not get anything out of it

gbcasual

You can take the disk out of a Sky+ box and hook it up to your PC either with an external hard drive caddy or putting it in the machine itself.

You can then use a tool called +Extract to archive off any Free To Air programs to your PC.

A bit more hassle, but still achievable.

zax47

gbcasual wrote: »

You can take the disk out of a Sky+ box and hook it up to your PC either with an external hard drive caddy or putting it in the machine itself.

You can then use a tool called +Extract to archive off any Free To Air programs to your PC.

A bit more hassle, but still achievable.

But be aware that Sky do not record programmes to disk as "video" (like an old video recorder used to) but as a "raw" data stream which is decoded when you play it back in the Sky+ box. + Extract can only rip the free to air stuff (i.e. not NDS encrypted).


BTW, some models of Sky+ box have the power part of the USB port enabled, so you can charge your phone etc. from it - but that's all.