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Motorola DCT6214 PVR to DVD-R via firewire
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kenmo
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Post Posted: Mar 16, 2006 16:33 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Is there any way to connect a Motorola DCT6214 pvr to an DVD recorder via firewire...??? Has anyone done this...???

I've read an how to on connecting the Motorola to a PC via firewire and I know how to connect a DVD recorder via composite or s-video... But I'm curious if it can be done via firewire...

Both my Liteon 5005 recorder and Motorola 6214 pvr have firewire ports... According to the Motorola's setup firewire is enabled and is using firmware 10.10....

Any thoughts...????


Cheers

Kenmo

kirky99
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Post Posted: Mar 16, 2006 17:02 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I know I needed drivers for my XP box when I did this, so I would guess that the DVD Recorder wouldn't work.

kenmo
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Post Posted: Mar 17, 2006 06:40 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
But both of my DVD recorders... LiteOn 5005 and Toshiba DR2 have firewire in ports... Why would they need a driver...???

kenmo
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Post Posted: Mar 17, 2006 07:15 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Here's how to connect to a WindowsXP pc...

http://replayguide.sourceforge.net/dct6412/

kenmo
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Post Posted: Mar 17, 2006 09:35 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Here's a link... the poster claims he got his Cyberhome to record via firelink from a Motorola 6412...

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=34908

No luck with either my Toshiba or Liteon... sad.gif

Frobozz
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Post Posted: Mar 17, 2006 09:49 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I don't believe "bulldog" in those posts linked above. A DVD recorder's Firewire input is for DV video only. It doesn't accept the MPEG TS streams that are exported from the Motorola box via Firewire. The Motorola's Firewire link does work with JVC D-VHS recorders, which in turn can export the captured video via S-video to a DVD recorder.

kenmo
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Post Posted: Mar 17, 2006 11:00 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
This person claims MythTV supports recording to a PC via firewire... He also claims the Motorola outputs raw mpegII via firewire...

http://blog.vlad1.com/

ximmortal
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Post Posted: May 30, 2009 09:42 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but new software has made Windows Media Center capable of using a Motorola STB as a tuner with Windows Vista and upcoming Windows 7.

Take a look:

FireSTBPlugin

The original development can be found here.

tac7
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Post Posted: Jun 02, 2009 12:04 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
kenmo wrote:
Here's a link... the poster claims he got his Cyberhome to record via firelink from a Motorola 6412...
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=34908
No luck with either my Toshiba or Liteon... :(


Frobozz wrote:
I don't believe "bulldog" in those posts linked above. A DVD recorder's Firewire input is for DV video only. It doesn't accept the MPEG TS streams that are exported from the Motorola box via Firewire. The Motorola's Firewire link does work with JVC D-VHS recorders, which in turn can export the captured video via S-video to a DVD recorder.


I thought of giving the Firewire -> DVDR route a try. Connected the Motorola 6416 firewire OUT to both, a LiteOn 5005 and Pio 650 Firewire DV IN from the left and right port. Didn't work with either DVDR. Even did a 'Cold Boot' on the Motorola box to download new software into the terminal with the Firwire plugged in, and a new initialization from the cableco. Although the Motorola 6416 Firewire port is enabled (as per Dignostic Menu), whatever digital signal is sent is not recognized by either DVDR.

If someone was ever able to get this going, please report the procedure used.

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