How to use recordings on an old box
I have a Youview box from Talktalk that is 6 years old. They have offered me a new box, but i have a lot of recordings on the old box that i want to keep. If i accept the new box can i connect the old one to PC to view the old recordings? If not is there another method whereby i can somehow keep the old recordings?
Thanks for any help
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Welcome to the forum. In a simple answer, the good news is yes. The recordings are yours to view, they remain on the hard drive. Simply plug into your TV, or a spare TV in another location using either HDMI or scary cable to TV. If you wanted to copy recordings, connect to dvd recorder via scart or there is a way via HDMI using a convertor. The recordings then have to be played in real time, while recorder records. You can't connect/transfer to pc, not as simple as old Humax pvr's, due to file system used. Trust I have helped answer/solve your query? Let us know how you get on. Good luck. John L.
That's a brilliant solution if you a very technically minded. I have repaired a Youview Talk Talk Hard drive on a 372T model, some time back when it wouldn't even reformat or could not be rescued from the maintenance modes. I managed to reformat the various partitions etc as per instructions I found somewhere on the internet. I used MiniTools free software. But it is slightly involved if you simply want to watch recordings & not dismantle the box. If only they were made like the old Humax 9200/9300 pvrs that allowed you to access files (SD only in those days) via MS Windows. John L