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Recording show that is on my Genie to a disk using my computer
I want to record a show with my Directv Genie. Then I want to put that show on a DVD. I will have to use my laptop to burn it to the cd. Is there a way to do this? If not ideas on how to get a show t...
Yeup, you are stuck re-recording the video footage using a capture device... One of the most popular devices to record HDMI is from Elgato, mostly meant for those that live-stream, but you are able to record the video using such devices and software in most cases.
https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-superior-technology-hardware-encoding/dp/B014MQIVPS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1506307150&sr=8-4&keywords=elgato&th=1Another one, with DVR/TV recording more in mind than what Elgato offers is from Hauppauge
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WMJMDG6/ref=psdc_6795230011_t4_B014MQIVPS
Being around these boards as long as you have and you're thinking about connecting your DirecTV Genie to your Hughesnet service? AHHHHHH!!!!!! J/K. :p
Thanks for the tips and suggestions folks. I will look into them.
No Gabe I am not considering hooking up my Directv to the Internet. I wanted to record the show on my Genie and then somehow use my laptop to burn that show to a DVD. I know hooking it up to the Internet is data sucide. :smileylol:
If I had a way to record directly to my hard disk I wouldn't even bother putting it on a DVD, since most TVs can read video files off a USB thumb drive. Putting it on a DVD just creates a second conversion step which may corrupt the video quality in the process - unless you're able to burn to 8GB dual layered DVDs, of course.
I mainly record to DVD first just because that's what I have. I end up ripping the DVD to disk (also not a desirable method for various reasons) using Handbrake (a Mac app) so it can be played on the computer or iPad later.
Handbrake exists for windows as well :p
