HBO on zune

i was able to successfully record a movie on my PC and watch it on my zune. it was not easy. i noticed by accident that i get the analog HBO channel when searching media center for the hulk. when i recorded a movie in media center it put rights management on the file. i could not play it in any other software but media center, and i could not sync it.

next up was to try the WinTV software that came with my hauppauge WinTV HVR-1250. WinTV records in .mpg format, which the zune and the zune desktop application do not recognize. I used daniusoft zune video converter to convert the .mpg file to a .mp4 file (should also work with iPods).

it worked. i was able to record/convert/sync harry potter and the order of the phoenix from HBO and watch it on my zune 80.