Need to record a game playback on ESPN

August 17, 2023 6:53 PM

I’m a Little League umpire who just completed a big tournament. I would like to save two of them for offline viewing after the On Demand viewing expires. The games were broadcast on ESPN+ and I have a subscription. I have a Hisense U6GH Google TV and I’ve had no help from my internet searches or the less than helpful folks at Best Buy. Any thoughts about digital recorders?
posted by I Am Mr. Ed to Technology (5 answers total)

This doesn’t involve your TV but can you log in to your ESPN+ account on your computer, play the games, and screen record with audio (using your native PC/Mac recording settings)?
posted by loulou718 at 11:26 PM on August 17, 2023

Very, very brief searching indicates yt-dlp might be a program worth investigating. It is a technical approach however and is something for your computer, not your TV.
posted by deadwax at 4:54 AM on August 18, 2023

Do you have a PC or Mac that you can use to access ESPN+?
posted by soelo at 5:49 AM on August 18, 2023

if this is too complicated I'd just watch and record it with your phone.
posted by sandmanwv at 8:29 AM on August 18, 2023

Response by poster: @loulou718 ESPN has encrypted the signal to recognize the Screen Record function on Apple devices.

@deadwax I’ll look into that. Thanks.
posted by I Am Mr. Ed at 11:09 AM on August 19, 2023