I was wondering what if anything is necessary to connect a DirecTV Tivo Hughes SD-DVR40 that is NOT connected to DirecTVs service so I have MRV and HMO? Basically I had purchased a DirecTV Hughes Sd-DVR40 which I had upgraded and when I contacted DirecTV to have it setup they told me they couldn't because the original owner owed over $400 on his account. So now it is just a brick hidden under the bed.

I have 5 DirecTV Tivos networked right now for each room in the house other than my sons room , they only have a regular receiver. I am guessing that I could connect the unsubscription box to my home network (After it has been upgraded with PTVnet and InstantCake 6.2, and superpatched if needed) and I would be able to transfer shows from the other Subscription D-Tivo boxes? Is there anything else I would need to do?

Is it also possible to connect it from the output of the DirecTV regular receiver box so it can record also like a VCR?

 Any help/thoughts are greatly appreciated.