How to download movies recoeded on sky box

aayush

Hi

can some please advise I am able to do the above as recorded movies on brother sky box but to move on to a USB stick and watch at my place

neilmcl

aayush wrote: »

Hi

can some please advise I am able to do the above as recorded movies on brother sky box but to move on to a USB stick and watch at my place

Not legally no.

Browntoa

Sky Go app

Download to app on phone or iPad

neilmcl

Browntoa wrote: »

Sky Go app

Download to app on phone or iPad

That will only work if his brother lets him use his account.

flashg67

They're encrypted on the drive in the Sky box. One way I can think of is to record to a stand alone dvd/hard drive recorder, or buy a capture card for your PC/laptop

Carrot007

flashg67 wrote: »

They're encrypted on the drive in the Sky box. Only way I can think of is to record to a stand alone dvd/hard drive recorder

Only if they were on an encrypted channel. It just saves the incoming steam with no modifications (which is why you need an active sub to watch encrypted stuff later).


Of course all my knownledge is pre sky Q, but I doubt much has changed.


Software to copy things off the drive is available. I used it when I updated the HD in my box. The non encrypted transport streams play fine in the right software. The encrypted stuff not so much. Though All I wanted was to keep stuff from the old drive I had not watched yet.


All seems far too much effort these days. Just use netflix etc!

Neil_Jones

You can connect an external device to the SCART output and copy it off that way but this will result in a deterioration of picture quality and all HD will obviously go out the window. HDMI to HDMI can be done but its complicated.

But yes you can't just copy the recording file(s) from the drive, they are encrypted at source (ie when uplinked to the satellites), decrypted on playback by the box.