Turn ANY Streaming Device Into a 4K DVR - Record ANYTHING! 

Bingo. This is just an overpriced DVR with fewer features than most.

Yeah, all you have to do is hold the codec button for 5 to 10 secs just to capture your record with almost anything. Especially, when you have the AV cables hooked up to the tv from any device like a ps2, it shall record just fine.

Yes but there's a movie I like on Max that was Never released on DVD. It's hard to find. I want to keep it

What about buffering and fast forward through commercials???

Another fxxking waste of money.

​@@James-if6pcJust Google it and see if it's available to download somewhere.

My pleasure blakebabies!

Hi Trevor, I'm looking to back up content from my Dish satellite service DVR before I discontinue my subscription, as the prices have become outrageous. My research led me to either the ClonerAllienace Box Pro (1080p) or AVerMedia ER330 or ER330G (is there a difference?). I have hundreds of hours to offload, some are sports games that are 3-4 hours long and I don't want them split into a bunch of shorter movie files. You seem to be very knowledgeable, do you have a recommendation of what device I should buy for my purposes? And what does a HDCP stripper do, would having an HDMI splitter (which I have) allow me to offload from a subscription service DVR? Thanks for any advice!

If you have Netflix, you can download straight to your phone. I did this and brought a projector camping. It was a huge hit!

@@krisyoung447 I don't have NF but I have RU-vidTV. I understand that if I were to upgrade to 4K Plus, I would be able to download to a device (iPhone or iPad) for watching offline. I'm just wondering if I can then 'cast' it to my Smart TV in the Motor Home. How did you connect your phone to the projector?

Gotta love the try though😂

Most TVs do not have a video output. What is the video source you're using? What you could do is use a DTV converter box as the go between unit. Use its output to connect between the soundbar, the recorder, and then the TV. If you have a pre-amp/amplifier that handles HDMI as well as other A/V sources then this is another way to accomplish your goal.

If you're trying to rip CDs you can do that in software at speeds much faster than real time. Use audio grabber software for Windows to record music off CDs straight to your hard drive or SSD. It usually auto detects the best settings to get the best results. You control what information is included with the recordings. Like how do you want each file to appear? Do you want to include the track number, artist's name, album name, track name, and then in what order do you want that? Do you want the recorded tracks to be in a sub-folder sorted according to the album it originates from or not? The software works with the CDDB CD Database where it searches for matches to your CD. If there are multiple matches you can choose which one to use. If there isn't a match you can enter the details for each track manually and then send it to the CDDB for other people to use when they're trying to rip a CD. You can also export that data you either keyed in or received from the CDDB on your HDD or SDD. This is useful for keeping track of the CDs you've already ripped. So if you have a big collection of CDs this will serve to remind you that you already made a recording and can pre-populate the data fields in case you don't have an Internet connection. You onlt need the Internet connection to use the CDDB. If your music is on records you can use free software like Audacity to record with. This software is useful for live recordings as well. It can record mono and stereo audio sources from USB and 3.5 mm audio cables. You just need to tell it where the source is coming from. Then you can use your computer to make recordings of any length desired until you run out of space on your hard drive, SSD, USB Flash Drive, memory card if that what you want to or need to do. Both programs can record to .WAV and .MP3 formats at highest bitrates of 320 Kbps (or less depending on your settings).

If you want to record streaming music look at the Tascam DP-008EX or similar. It records perfectly but there is a learning curve to use it. Tutorials are on RU-vid but not for simply capturing streaming audio. I use mine pretty much every day. Since I only use it this way, I haven't even bothered to learn anything else it can do. And it seems that these devices retain a high resale value down the line.

No, it will show and record the whole program

He covered a spot in this where, the unit can be "scheduled". So, that functionality is available....just not sure how intuitive it truly is. In my case, DVR is most useful to me using how you just described (scheduling), and to pause/rewinding something to watch again in real time. The latter function I didn't see demonstrated, which would be a big problem for me, depending on what this unit cost.

I was about to ask if you can record one thing,while at the same time watch something else like you can with a DVR?? If not,what's the point ?

​@@cliffsanchez1451With more than 1 player or a player and a smart TV you can.

You can schedule a recording and it will record the incoming hdmi feed between the hmm to hmm you specify. Beware the device has its own clock that YOU must keep synced with reality-my cloner ‘s clock is slightly ‘slow’ so I must resync at least twice a year.

To DVR you would need to have a streamer that can turn on a specific channel at a specific time. And not go into sleep mode. Do any streamers do that?

I'm not richman, but to answer your question. All you need is a 2TB external hard drive, or larger with a usb connection. A Western Digital Elements will work just fine. Use this for my streaming videos.

The HDMI from the PS4 goes to the recording box. The recording box has an HDMI out, that connects to the TV. It should work.

Can't record content with HDCP.

It has a schedule function.

it stands for 3 hours worth of content.

3H estimated

16 recorders or perhaps a low resolution security DVR.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it!

I came to ask if this was possible using Google Chromecast 😞

It shouldn't be a problem. You attach the HDMI output cable from the set top box from your cable provider to the HDMI input of the recording hardware. Then attach the HDMI output of the recording hardware to whatever you're using for a display (TV, monitor, digital projector, etc).

Thank you sir! @@IraQNid

Yes, if it has HDMI out that is not encoded with DRM or you use an HDMI converter. TV need not be on.

I think 4k is only the most expensive tier but you can do it in 1080p

Then just us an upscaler for another 14 bucks

@@user-ep2es1mp5r true I didn't think of that.

@@user-ep2es1mp5rUpscaled 2K is not the same as 4K. Upscalers don’t (cannot) *create* resolution.

@@donny_bahama your description leaves me boggled. I have an upscaler and it def brings it up. I even know how it functions. It adds pixels through duplication. This does make it for example mine upscales tube tv to 72op it is def 720 pixel wide now. Is this the same as having true image at 720p, no but the difference is negligible. On my 4k upscaler no one noticed at all, I use it for Netflix and literally no one has noticed. 65inch Samsung tv. The small difference is not even noticeable side by side unless it's same tv, because even two 4k tvs display different ever looked at the displays.

If your output can play these, yes. One way to see it is to go in an app like Disney+ and what it appears to be avalaible is what is going to be recorded.

Cord cutters are people who don't want to pay to watch cable or satellite TV shows but still have their high speed Internet. If they are using a "Smart" TV that has a LAN port on it then they can log into the "Channels" used on the "Smart" TV directly from their computers to watch the same content. With that they can then either use recording software on their computers or attach something like this to the HDMI outputs to capture live video feeds. From a software perspective what you'd be looking for a time shifting like what VCRs let us do years ago. Game capture cards / recorders may have this feature intended for Twitch perhaps or something game related. Just as easy to apply that to recording other live or scheduled events.

@@IraQNid Yes, and with NTSC 3.0 content that has DRM will not be recordable, so no more DVR, and no more time shifting. It will be illegal to sell equipment that record DRM content so the signal can only be used in real time.

I think it is ATSC (digital) since NTSC analog was phased out in 2000.

This is going to get defeated in court. There is no logical or legal reason to DRM protect an OTA signal when cable TV uses DVR recorders built into their cable boxes AND you can buy 3rd party DVR recorders online. This move will be shown to be nothing more than an attempt to force poor people off ATO TV and onto Cable TV.

@@MrCougar214 No, it isn't going to be defeated, and DRM Is already being used in these markets already, and this list is about 6 months old. There are many more using it already, and some large station owners say that they will use it on all of their stations but here is an old list, so it is being used. If you are not using TV or Tuner that can receive the new ATSC 3.0 signal, then you would not know it, but if you were using TV that can receive it (most TVs built in the last 4 or 5 years), the signal will be encrypted. If you use an ATSC 3.0 Tuner with DRM and the TV had DRM, the TV can decode it, but your DVR would need a tuner that was for the new signal and your DVER would not be able to decode the image. You could only watch it live. So, this is already happening and nothing is really going to stop it. Miami, Florida Orlando, Florida Baltimore, Maryland Cincinnati, Ohio, Birmingham, Alabama Louisville, Kentucky Greensboro, North Carolina New Orleans, Louisiana

The TV doesn't have to be on when you are recording, but the firestick does. You don't need the TV to record if I understood the video correctly, but you need the TV on when you're setting up to record, just so you can see what you're doing, since the device doesn't have a display screen like the similar, but much more expensive Unisheen device.

Actually I connected a 4k fire stick to it and found it would only record it as 1920/1080p 60fp

Yes, but the problem is that you would need to have your source set to play at that time. No easy way to trigger a streaming device, so it would need to be on in advance. Also, some channels randomly stop continuous play to deter recording. Some do it via a time limit to save bandwidth.

Yes. You can schedule a recording once (the default) or schedule it Daily by toggling the ‘schedule mode’ setting. Be sure you update the timer so it starts on time.

I have a different unit that breaks recordings into 2GB files when using FAT32 and has a single file when using NTSF.

Wow...that would be a deal breaker. But, according to the video, the file size can be adjusted. Glad you asked, and @solarsynapse added some useful info on this, as well. Sounds like this may be resolved via file size & format. Assuming that does resolve the multiple file issue, I would want to know if this allows you to stop/pause/rewind in real time, like a typical DVR. Or, is that functionality only in playback mode, once the show is recorded in its entirety? I find myself using that feature just as much as a scheduled recording.

​@@solarsynapseThis is the way.

@@phillamoore157 On my recorder it is only in playback and does not work with NTFS. The FAT32 2GB files play almost seamless with a quick black screen in between.

@@IraQNid That requires a computer which defeats the objective of myself.

Most likely can't because the Roku TV does not have an output. You would need a separate Roku with the recorder in between it and the TV. Buy the 1080P Roku because that is all you can record anyway.

@@solarsynapse wrong info. this is a 4k recorder. you connect the Roku to the recorder and it has an HDMI cable going out of it to the TV. I still don't know if it allows HDCP content to be recorded, though. I suspect it doesn't.

I went to their website and it records 4k @30fps in SDR but does have 4k 60 fps in HDR passthrough. It can also record in 1080p @ 60fps in HDR. Also it would have to be a Roku device, not a Roku TV.

It will record anything that feeds it an HDMI signal

Yes. Just plug HDMI in. If VHS doesn't have HDMI output, you can use an inexpensive component/composite to HDMI converter.