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victortrav
01-16-2007, 11:09 AM
a coworker just asked me what would happen if you plug a computer into another one via usb cable are they each plug and pray does it work like the old pc anywhere ??? any comp people here???
july865
01-16-2007, 02:20 PM
it would say, storage drive detected.. you can view the other computers HD and write to it
victortrav
01-16-2007, 02:23 PM
hmmm cool now how do i get the recorded stuff off of my cox cable dvr
ilikualot
01-16-2007, 02:41 PM
buy a tivo. I can record anything on my tivo to my computer.
victortrav
01-16-2007, 02:43 PM
no tivo want to get it from my cox dvr it has a usb port right in front of it
ricestudios
01-16-2007, 10:07 PM
hrmm i always wondered about that usb.... i too would like to know :)
Fishaholic
01-16-2007, 10:21 PM
LMK what you find out that would be an aswome trick !
DaveMorris
01-17-2007, 12:37 AM
I don't think that Cox supports the USB. They also don't support HDMI or DVI which is a shame. The cheapest way to get the stuff off your DVR is with a Slingbox. $125 and no TIVO subscription. It connects via ethernet or internet. CompUSA has them. The Scientific Atlanta website might say something about it as well.
DaveMorris
01-17-2007, 12:47 AM
The website doesn't address this question. I didn't want to sign up with their Eclub. It may say something about it there.

http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/new_explorer8300HD.htm

This is the HD box that Cox uses currently. I don't know about Time Warner. Good luck.
pk-sd
01-17-2007, 08:10 AM
a coworker just asked me what would happen if you plug a computer into another one via usb cable are they each plug and pray does it work like the old pc anywhere ??? any comp people here???

If you plug a standard USB cable two different computer, you will fry the motherboard on one or both computers. You need a USB cross over cable to transfer data from one machine to another. You do not want to feed voltage on a pin where data should be.

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchproducts.asp?categoryID=477
july865
01-17-2007, 08:27 AM
arent all usb female to usb female crossovers??
pk-sd
01-17-2007, 08:36 AM
arent all usb female to usb female crossovers??

They probably are. But I would like to be certain before I connect two active devices.