10-07-2013, 05:25 AM
Chakravartin wrote:
[quote=silvarios]
I would think the files can be moved to the Mac if you disconnect the external drive from the Simple.tv and then connect to the Mac.
It doesn't look like there's any way to get the files off in a useful format as yet. Allegedly, they encode streams with multiple bitrates into a single file in a proprietary format.
Hmmm. Looks like you are right about the Mac compatibility. Found a discussion from last year that mentions Simple.TV formats the drive as JFS.
This link mentions the files are h.264 encoded wrapped up as an HLS stream. That earlier disussion mentioned the videos were compatible with the poster's Linux box. Seems interesting.
Chakravartin wrote: [quote=silvarios]There is supposed to be support for archiving functionality through the web interface coming in a future software update.
If they do that, it greatly increases the value of the device.
Yep.