Transfering DVD's to Sky+

[saswilson]

My little girl has a few favorite DVD's that eventually become unplayable because of scratches, so I have to back them up just in case. So I was wondering if it is possible to record DVD's to Sky+ so she can select and play them from the planner menu?

[dholdi]

I dont think so, do you not have a dvd writer in your pc ?

[saswilson]

I dont think so, do you not have a dvd writer in your pc ?

Yes, but I just want to save discs and make it easier for her.
She finds it much better to select films I have recorded for her from the planner menu than sorting through DVD's and playing them.

[dholdi]

Ahh I see, I thought you just wanted to make backups to save the originals from getting scratched.

[saswilson]

Ahh I see, I thought you just wanted to make backups to save the originals from getting scratched.

So you dont think its possible then?

[dholdi]

Not easily, I would imagine it could be done but I think it may involve removing the hard drive from the + box and connecting it to a pc. The dvd would have to be converted to the same video format that the + box uses and the files transfered to the drive. I think you would lose the menus etc from the dvd. Someone may know of an easier way but thats the only way I can think of that may work.

[Proppinupthebar]

Its definitely not possible. The Sky+ and HD boxes are only designed to take the satellite signal, demodulate, demultiplex and then record the required channel(s), using the EPG info to populate the planner guide. The DVD bitrate is a higher bit rate so you wouldnt get much onto a Sky+ box if you could do it.

[dholdi]

^^^^ There you go then - that quashes my theory
Thinking about it even if you could get the files on to the disc, because they havnt been put there by the + box they would not show in the planner ?

[saswilson]

Ok, shame really but thanks for the replies
What about a normal HDD player? Would it be possible to copy DVD's onto that?

[dholdi]

You should be able to do that as long as it has a scart or av input.