You'll need to use analog outputs from your cable box, not the firewire
port.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"rajtheroge" <rajtheroge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BF9D2DAD-0679-46A1-9995-B0254AE7F14A@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to record the digital video thats saved on my cable box DVR
>onto my
> laptop's DVD. There is a six pin firewire port on the DVR (motorola DCT
> 6412).
> My laptop has a four pin firewire port. I bought the appropriate cable.
> Any reccomendations? I have Nero Ultra 6. I cannot locate the DVR's
> signal
> anywhere on my pc.
>