Any FTA PVR that saves WMV, MPEG or other computer format?
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Bronze Member Username: HyloPost Number: 59 Registered: May-06 | Hey guys, please let me know if you know any box that supports WMV, MEPG or any other format that I can view on PC. Thanks |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 15837 Registered: Jun-06 | You can't go far wrong if it records in Divx or AVi. You can always use a video converter to change the codec. Look at www.avs4you.com for free conversion software. |
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Bronze Member Username: HyloPost Number: 60 Registered: May-06 | Thanks, so are there any boxes in market with any of those video formats? I googled it but couldnt find something, most fo them store stream in raw format. |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 15838 Registered: Jun-06 | Raw video in the latest version is H.264 codec. Divx 7 is compatible. Look at divx.com for divx pro software for $9.99. In general, I can say that whatever the format it records in, there is free or very low cost software available to convert it to alternative formats either for better compression for viewing compatibility. Recently I downloaded a file that was in 6 part .rar. When I unzipped it it became one .avi file. I could view the .avi file on my computer. I could have converted it to .mp3 for better size. Then I used Sothink software (free) to convert it to DVD and burnt it to make a DVD in DVD format for viewing in my DVD player. There is Video section in Ecoustics, and you can ask questions there or read that part of the forum for more answers. |
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Bronze Member Username: HyloPost Number: 61 Registered: May-06 | Great! appriciated your help. |
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Bronze Member Username: XtremejohnjohnsonPost Number: 64 Registered: Jan-09 | kewlsat and kbox uses Transport stream, so it's a file with the extension of .ts Converting .ts to other formats isn't as difficult as taking an xvid movie for instance and trying to convert it to ts. Every application, utility, tool I've tried to convert xvids to the default format of kbox, would either not play or the quality was degraded with mostly freezes. I've been trying for the longest time to be able to convert the great xvid movies and play them on my kbox and so far no luck. 99.99999% of people who say to use some program are googling or simply were told by somebody else that it works. Because so far everything I've tried is trash. |
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Bronze Member Username: XtremejohnjohnsonPost Number: 65 Registered: Jan-09 | To answer the question, I don't think there is one that saves them in mpg or another popular format. Would be nice if it supported mkv containers, avi and mpg containers |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 15839 Registered: Jun-06 | James Johnaenel: I think the questioner's main concern was to be able to use the PVR recordings on his PC. I think there is sufficient standardization there. For .ts to viewability on PC and DVD, read this article. http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/dtv2avi.html What you mentioned was readability on kbox in .ts format a xvid file. I am not sure why you would want to read it on kbox, when a DVD player can be bought for $35. However, although I admit I have not used this tool, I am posting this link for your to further investigate. http://www.ojosoft.com/how-to-convert/xvid-to-ts-converter.html |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 10592 Registered: Jan-08 | James .ts is DVD format, DVD format can be easily converted in MPEG-2-3-4, avi and many other support. Hylo you have to got the driver for playing it on your computer Media player.  |
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Bronze Member Username: HyloPost Number: 62 Registered: May-06 | awesome guys, i am going to give it a shot this weekend. Really appriciated all your help. Thanks again. |
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Bronze Member Username: XtremejohnjohnsonPost Number: 67 Registered: Jan-09 | @ Nalin Nyda That's one of the dozen or two applications I've tried on both windows and linux and ojosoft does actually allow you play something back, but there's a skip/pause every single. Essentially it doesn't work. @ Plymouth Yeah, it's a digital container and converting it to mpeg is not difficult. I'm referring to the opposite, converting something back to the Transport stream format that's viewable. The problem might be that it has a non-standard frame rate of the two common TS containers. I'm not sure........... I just haven't personally had success converting anything to play in kbox. The whole idea is that I'm looking at putting a NAS that's networked to the kbox with my system. So I can SSH into my one box with my phone while in the livingroom and then use a torrent application to download the movie I want and move it to the NAS that has other devices mounted to it. Basically downloading, controlling everything from my phone/remote control, so that I don't have to get up. It's the way the DVB-S system I have setup works.... and I guess I'm hoping I can get what I get out of DVB-S with this FTA box @ Hylo You know you can play them with VLC out of the box, you don't need any codec of anything. So if you want to just play it, why convert it. If your trying to create a DVD from the Transport stream file, then that's not difficult. DVB-S came before FTA boxes, so you'll see that dvb-s standard even legit records with TS. There's software that I use like mythtv that can record to other formats, which I wish kbox would allow |
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Bronze Member Username: SumpEast coast USA Post Number: 61 Registered: Aug-09 | kbox manual says" fully DVB compliant " |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3310 Registered: Dec-07 | Joker please dont post pics of yourself in the satellite section. |
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Bronze Member Username: Watch_dogPost Number: 24 Registered: Apr-09 | Hey Greg, why did you delete Plymouth's thread and not Plymouth? You know all the people here are not dumpies. Sh!t could hit the fan. |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3311 Registered: Dec-07 | Nevermind the great poetry |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3312 Registered: Dec-07 | Plymouth has more pull around here than i do |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 10698 Registered: Jan-08 | Greg I'm for nothing on this shot but this guy who cry to admin to ban me. LOL! old Plymouth Silver Member Username: Informer Post Number: 121 Registered: Mar-09 https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/suggestions/587116.html |
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Bronze Member Username: Watch_dogPost Number: 25 Registered: Apr-09 | So Gregraf my buddy who is deleting all these threads? You say..... Plymouth has more pull around here than i do If you are telling the truth then Iam wasting my time, but like they say more then one way to skin a cat  |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3314 Registered: Dec-07 | I think brian our mod plays a couple different parts around here but who doesn't. |
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Bronze Member Username: Watch_dogPost Number: 26 Registered: Apr-09 | No,Gregraf there is were you are wrong my friend. I am the real thing. You must be talking about Nalin and Plymouth. Not too smart talking about people you have never meant. Friend words come easy behind your computer. btw is that you in that picture? |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 10699 Registered: Jan-08 | Hey Joker! Greg is my friend and we think that it's you on this picture.  |
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Bronze Member Username: Watch_dogPost Number: 28 Registered: Apr-09 | Gregraf No more this stupid sh!t if you work for Brain do your job. |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3316 Registered: Dec-07 | cant i have a little fun first? |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3317 Registered: Dec-07 | Shame makes people lash out. They know they're wrong but they feel so helpless & frustrated they can't help it. |
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Bronze Member Username: Watch_dogPost Number: 31 Registered: Apr-09 | Ok, don't talk show me where? talk is cheap with no proof. |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3318 Registered: Dec-07 | You sound lonely Joker. Do you want to come over for a beer? |
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Bronze Member Username: Watch_dogPost Number: 34 Registered: Apr-09 | Gregraf, you are alright with me, but really I don't need your BS. Just get rid of Plymouth, I will see to that. There is lot of people here that want him to go, but needless to say they are all puseys. you does see any of them come out and speak up. |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 3319 Registered: Dec-07 | Ive been trying to get rid of Nalin for years. Never thought about axing Plymouth though. Ill give it some thought and get back to you. maybe Warthog can help you out. |
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