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Tuesday, March 15th, 2022

Can recordings be transferred to a new receiver?

I will be replacing a HD DVR receiver with an upgraded new one. Is there any way to retain programs recorded by transferring to the new HD DVR?

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4 years ago

No, recordings are encrypted to the dvr they were recorded to.

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4 years ago

Unfortunately not. Your best bet is re-watching the old shows quickly before you replace the old HD DVR with a new one. You can also save the recordings in real time via the component outputs of the receiver and a VCR recorder or DVD recorder. Another good way is buying an inexpensive capture card ($10) and attaching it to your computer to record shows in real-time in better quality using OBS Studio. 


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