[ale] hard drive recorder and hdmi or component

[agcarver+ale at acarver.net (Alex Carver)]

On 2014-11-09 12:39, Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:
> Friends:
> 
> Need your input on the following scenario.
> 
> I need to be able to a Hard Drive (preferably a USB flash drive) from a set
> top box.
> 
> If it can accept HDMI input it is great.  If not, at least component video
> input is needed so I can connect my set top box.
> 
> Where can I purchase a Hard Drive recorder without a PC coming into the
> middle ?
> What is it called (technical term) ?
> 

You can't get HDMI recorders that will work with the copy protection
enabled on STBs or other similar content devices (except for cameras).
Your only option is to find a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that accepts
composite or S-Video (I haven't seen any that accept RGB component video).

Here's an example of an HDMI recorder that's meant for a camera:
http://www.atomos.com/ninja/

Copy protection on your STB will likely not allow it to record anything.