# Downloading Streaming Video to HD

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-streaming-video-to-hd/223304>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-streaming-video-to-hd/223304 "2004-01-07T23:04:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![eutactic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eutactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eutactic)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-streaming-video-to-hd/223304/1 "2004-01-07T23:04:57Z")

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Does anyone know of a way to do this? I just watched a streamed concert and I’d love to be able to keep a copy of it on my hard drive, should the site ever go belly-up or whatnot.

The stream was via Real Player, if that helps.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-streaming-video-to-hd/223304/2 "2004-01-08T01:33:20Z")

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There are a couple, but they’re all 3rd party stuff. Real Audio isn’t big on saving streams for some reason.

I think one was called “Streambox VCR” or something… and another might have been “StreamDown”. Hope that helps.