PVR Recordings

[MikeM1]

I'm about to up-grade my cable/PVR box but don't want to lose some of the recordings on it. Is there any way to transfer the recordings on my Telus PVR to a thumb drive or external hard drive

[Nighthawk]

If you have one of the older PVRs with the hard drive in it, no. The recordings are encrypted and are only playable on the box they were recorded on.

[MikeM1]

Thanks!!

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[FuzzyLogic · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately that's not possible as the data is encrypted.

[MikeM1]

Thanks for the info!!

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[ExEmp]

Coud try this option but it’s costly, presuming the pvr output is hdmi. 
Also no guarantee. 

Get a stand alone HDMI  to USB recorder and a 1 into 2 splitter. 
From pvr out to in of splitter.  Splitter outputs to in of tv and recorder. 
Can leave the tv running while recording -or- set up turn off before starting to record. 
if turn of while recording can cause bad output

[ExEmp]

Update:  Output usually mp4 and can play on smart tv media player or any pc.