No Recordings, No Disk Capacity?

[EEPhil]

but when it is in my hands again I might try that as an experiment for the general benefit.

I know from my attempt at decrypting HiDef on a 5000T that an external USB drive suitably set up (which the original disk would be) should display the recordings in the Humax's recordings section and in the media server. If the 4000T has two USB ports (IIRC it doesn't) then the Humax copy/move might work. Failing that, streaming the recordings and saving using something like Media Monkey (free) should recover decrypted StdDef .ts files.

 

[Black Hole]

If the 4000T has two USB ports

Only one that I can see, but there is the option of a hub. However, I'm only interested in confirming the old unit can access its old recordings on the old drive by bypassing the SATA interface.

Failing that, streaming the recordings...

I'm not going that far!

As is often the case on hummy.tv we're required to be mind readers to have all the information that was not posted.

You're being deliberately obtuse. Do you honestly think I would conclude the 4000T needed replacing if it was the HDD that was dead? It might be valid to distrust conclusions when it's a random first-time poster, but...

However, that said, replacing the 4000T was not a bad option, for not much more (if any) than the cost of a second hand drive.

 

[Owen Smith]

However, that said, replacing the 4000T was not a bad option, for not much more (if any) than the cost of a second hand drive.

Indeed, buying a PVR can get you effectively the PVR or hard disc for free depending on which one you actually need.