Want to record shows on Spectrum TV for offline watching anytime and anywhere? Have a look at this post. In this article, we discussed two ways on how to record on Spectrum TV with its built-in DVR or a third-party live TV recorder on Windows and Mac. Keep reading for more details now!
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Spectrum TV is a region-locked and reserved service for US viewers. It provides over 200 live channels in HD and thousands of shows on-demand. Some top television programs and feature films, such as Joe Pickett and Free Guy, are part of Spectrum’s multimedia collection. The app can work on laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. It also allows you to watch TV in on the web (spectrum.net).
The following article shares how to record Spectrum shows on a computer, laptop, or TV device with different recording tools. Read on if you are interested.
Disclaimer: We do not approve of any copyright infringement.This guide is limited to personal fair use only. It’s illegal to record copy-protected content for commercial use or re-creation.
A simple way to record Spectrum is to use the native Cloud DVR, a hard drive for recording and storing TV programs through Spectrum’s streaming apps on Apple TV, Roku, Xbox One, Samsung TV, iOS, Android, and the web. With a Spectrum DVR, you can record an entire series and watch it later anytime you want. Here is how to record on Spectrum DVR. Follow the steps if you have subscribed to Spectrum DVR Service and have a DVR Spectrum Receiver.
Step 1. Power on your TV and the DVR service. Play the shows you want to record.
Step 2. Press the “Record” button on your Spectrum remote. If the program is a movie or live event, DVR will begin the recording immediately. If the program is part of a series, you can choose to capture all series or new episodes and select the “Start/Stop Time” for the recording.
Step 3. Click the record button to start the recording.
Tips. How to watch recorded shows on Spectrum TV?
After recording, you can watch the recorded programs through “DVR” > “My Recordings” > hit the “Play” button. Or click “Delete Recording” to delete them.
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As stated previously, Spectrum TV can also be used on computers. So this part also shares the methods to help you record on Spectrum TV on Windows and Mac.
WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro features a practical screen recorder that can record everything on a Windows PC or laptop. It can help you record Spectrum, BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Fire Stick, and other shows/programs without effort. Meanwhile, it can record TV shows with the sound in high quality up to 1080p/4K 60 fps. It also allows you to capture any part of the screen and export recordings as MP4, MOV, etc. files. There’s no complex user interface or hassle operation. All will be completed within 3 steps!
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Step 1. Run WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro, and you will see five parts on the home interface. Click Recorder to open the Screen Recorder.
Step 2. Choose the Custom mode or Full-screen mode to record part of the screen or the entire screen. Then click "OK" to confirm the recording area.
Step 3. Select the recording format, quality, and frame rate, and you can also turn on the GPU acceleration if available. Uncheck the "Microphone" audio source if you don't want to capture your voice or the external noise during the screen recording process. Then, specify an output path for the recording.
Step 4. Click the red REC button. After the 5-second countdown, you can play the show you want to record to start recording. Once finished, press hotkeys Ctrl + F1 to stop recording.
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QuickTime Player is the most straightforward way to record screen activities, including Spectrum TV shows on Mac. It is the default media playback software on Mac that also offers the screen recording feature. It can record the screen with your microphone voice by default. But if you want to capture the show along with the internal sound, you need to install an additional audio plugin.
Follow the guide below to learn the steps to record Spectrum TV on Mac.
Step 1. Search and install an audio plugin like Soundflower on your device. Then set Soundflower(2ch) as the sound output device in the Sound settings.
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Step 2. Launch QuickTime Player and click File > New Screen Recording.
Step 3. Customize the recording region, output path, countdown time, etc., and choose Soundflower(2ch) from the Microphone tab.
Step 4. Hit the Record button and play the show you want to record to start recording. Once finished recording, click Stop Recording or press Ctrl + Command + Esc hotkeys to end the recording.
You can schedule and record up to 50 live shows at the same time with cDVR or up to 100 live shows with cDVR Plus.
Note: Recordings can be saved for up to 90 days with cDVR and up to one year with cDVR Plus.
Yes. You can record Spectrum TV programs in HD with the built-in DVR on multiple platforms. You can also use a third-party live TV recorder, like HD Video Converter Factory Pro, to record your favorite shows in HD at 60 FPS.
You cannot record on-demand programming to DVR. But HD Video Converter Factory Pro can help you achieve this. Just find the desired Spectrum program and follow the instructions in #Part 2 to record and save it to your computer.
If you fail to record on Spectrum TV but can play the recorded shows, the possible cause is that you don't have enough storage space. Try deleting some recorded shows to have more storage space.
This article illustrates how to record on Spectrum TV on different devices. The inbuilt Cloud DVR in Spectrum TV enables you to record entire movies, shows, and series on Roku, Apple TV, Xbox, smartphones, etc. HD Video Converter Factory Pro and QuickTime Player can record any program or on-demand videos on your Windows/Mac computer without a time limit.
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