Now the DVD writing is starting to break down so I am concerned that the HDD may be the next to fail.
Is there a way of transferring the content on the HDD to a PC ? I assume that the HDD content is stored in a standard format (e.g. .VOB ?). The device supports the 'standard' AV connections (SCART, S Video, red/yellow/white) connections, but not USB.
For example, as a last resort, it may be possible to cannibalise the HDD unit to remove the HDD and rehouse it as an external hard drive, but I'd rather a cleaner method.
Your HDD has a FireWire port making high-speed transfer to a suitably equipped computer / laptop / external storage device very fast and reliable.
Sounds like it and the is no such thing as a "FireWire In Only port" - all ports are In and Out; by definition you can daisy-chain up to 64 hot-swappable devices (including multiple host computers) at speeds up to 100 mbs. Below are sample pictures of IEEE 1394 / FireWire ports and a cable. In general you will find the lager port on a host PC / mass-storage device and the smaller port on a peripheral device e.g. camera. All of Apple's computers and mass-storage devices have included FireWire ports since the mid 90's (excluding iPhone, iPod, iPad)... I know it has a DV IN connection which, I assumed (but never used), was for camcorders. Would this be the firewire port and, if so, do they operate both as input and output - the labelling of it as DV IN creates the doubt in my mind. ...
Sounds like it and the is no such thing as a "FireWire In Only port" - all ports are In and Out
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