Chalk Da Bomb
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Hi Guys, new poster - be kind...
In a nut shell, I've been through the net trying to find an answer but nothing concrete i can find!
In short, I've 2 Sky boxes with HDD full of recordings (free to air and premium channels). I no longer have a Sky subscription - therefore can not watch the recordings (cheeky gits), i do want to get into a discussion if this is ethically right or wrong on mine or their part, ok, i just want to extract from those HDD's the files (which are in caddies now) & transfer them into another format (AVI ?) & use them via a USB stick in the tele's in the house.
I gather that the 'free to view' channel recordings can be done (not tried yet though - nor have any software) but the recordings from channels such as movies/sports can not, i find this hard to believe in this day and age though, can it be done and what software Etc. is needed?
I've used and ran the Copy+ software before when upgrading HDD's in Sky Boxes, they mention on their site of another bit of software (Extract) but it looks that that website is now down in respect for downloads - not sure if the Extract software was actually what i was after mind.
Is their any format changing software out there, with every tele under the sun now having a USB socket in - i just want to use them and play old recordings from my boxes that i have but don't, if you know what i mean...
In a nut shell, I've been through the net trying to find an answer but nothing concrete i can find!
In short, I've 2 Sky boxes with HDD full of recordings (free to air and premium channels). I no longer have a Sky subscription - therefore can not watch the recordings (cheeky gits), i do want to get into a discussion if this is ethically right or wrong on mine or their part, ok, i just want to extract from those HDD's the files (which are in caddies now) & transfer them into another format (AVI ?) & use them via a USB stick in the tele's in the house.
I gather that the 'free to view' channel recordings can be done (not tried yet though - nor have any software) but the recordings from channels such as movies/sports can not, i find this hard to believe in this day and age though, can it be done and what software Etc. is needed?
I've used and ran the Copy+ software before when upgrading HDD's in Sky Boxes, they mention on their site of another bit of software (Extract) but it looks that that website is now down in respect for downloads - not sure if the Extract software was actually what i was after mind.
Is their any format changing software out there, with every tele under the sun now having a USB socket in - i just want to use them and play old recordings from my boxes that i have but don't, if you know what i mean...