Record TV using NGrab, an idiot's guide (made by idiots, for idiots)

Dreambox and Dreambox-like-device users will probably have tried NFS already, but NGrab offers a more robust stream capturing alternative.

What you will need:

1. A Dreambox (or a poor imitation)
   
2. NGrab
   
3. A PC to install it on
   
4. Some disk space

I'm assuming for this part that you have added your Dreambox to your home network

Browse to the following location on your Dreambox menu:
Setup > Expert Setup > Ngrab Streaming Setup

• for "Srv IP address" enter the IP of the PC where you will be setting up NGrab
  
• then click on detect MAC address
  

Install NGrab on your PC, anywhere you like. You can download NGrab (for Windows) from here
You can run it as a normal program, or start it as a service (I can't be bothered running it as a service). To configure NGrab, start the program (or service), then right click its icon in your system tray

From there, go to:

• "Einstellungen", "dBox Einstellungen" and enter the IP address of your Dreambox
• make sure the port matches the port settings in Ngrab Streaming Setup on the Dreambox
• in "Dateisystem Einstellung", browse to the folder where you want to store your recordings
• Click OK when done

There are many other options you can play about with, but this is the bare minimum you need to get your first TV stream down on disk.

Finally, browse your EPG on your Dreambox, choose a program you want to record, hit menu, Timer, and add a timed event. Set the event type to NGrab, hit OK and off you go.

Recordings will cost you about 1GB per 40 minutes of recording.
The default format is m2p, but you can change that. I record directly onto an 8GB flash drive, so I can take it with me.
I have yet to detect a single flaw in the recordings I've made, and I don't have the latest hardware by any means.