Dish enables external hard drive for HD DVRs....
09-03-07, 10:55 AM
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Dish enables external hard drive for HD DVRs....
Being that this is a TV thing, as well as an HD thing, I thought I would post this here as well.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/o...hd/index.shtml
GADZOOKS!!! Any old hard drive. You just need pay a one time fee. Makes me wonder if these can then be burned. But based on the price of HD media, it might be cheaper for me to just keep external HDs handy.
This is fantastic for those of us who want to record a whole season and wait to watch them. 30 hours of content just doesn't cut it.
Here's a download brochure. You can use multiple external drives, you just have to connect them one at a time. http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/o...HDDStorage.pdf
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/o...hd/index.shtml
DISH Network customers with ViP622TM or ViP722TM HD DVR receivers can now enjoy near limitless DVR storage with the addition of an external hard disk drive. Available at most electronics retailers, these devices connect to the set top box receiver via a USB 2.0 cable and allow customers to transfer recorded content off their DVR and on to the
external hard disk drive. From there, the program can be kept, watched or even sent back to the DVR.
While most major manufacturer external
hard drives are compatible with the ViP622
& ViP722, a minimum 40GB and maximum
750GB drive is recommended.
• There is a one-time $39.99 activation fee
required that will enable this feature on
all ViP622 and ViP722
receivers on a customer’s account.
• For more information download the External
DVR Storage Feature Brochure here
external hard disk drive. From there, the program can be kept, watched or even sent back to the DVR.
While most major manufacturer external
hard drives are compatible with the ViP622
& ViP722, a minimum 40GB and maximum
750GB drive is recommended.
• There is a one-time $39.99 activation fee
required that will enable this feature on
all ViP622 and ViP722
receivers on a customer’s account.
• For more information download the External
DVR Storage Feature Brochure here
This is fantastic for those of us who want to record a whole season and wait to watch them. 30 hours of content just doesn't cut it.
Here's a download brochure. You can use multiple external drives, you just have to connect them one at a time. http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/o...HDDStorage.pdf
Last edited by kvrdave; 09-03-07 at 08:07 PM.
09-03-07, 11:22 AM
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Why the cross-post? 
09-03-07, 11:26 AM
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I am too excited. 
Out of curiosity, does Direct or Tivo have this kind of thing yet? I'd expect tivo to have it. I haven't been with Direct if a few years now, and never got to play with their HD DVR. How is it?
Out of curiosity, does Direct or Tivo have this kind of thing yet? I'd expect tivo to have it. I haven't been with Direct if a few years now, and never got to play with their HD DVR. How is it?
09-03-07, 11:44 AM
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the newest TiVo's (series 3 and TiVo HD) have an ESATA port where you can attach an external hard drive. It hasn't technically been activated yet, although hacks have been discovered to enable it on the Series 3 TiVo. Word from TiVo is that they will be officially enabling this feature for all Series 3 and HD TiVos very soon.
09-03-07, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by kvrdave
I am too excited.
Out of curiosity, does Direct or Tivo have this kind of thing yet? I'd expect tivo to have it. I haven't been with Direct if a few years now, and never got to play with their HD DVR. How is it?
Out of curiosity, does Direct or Tivo have this kind of thing yet? I'd expect tivo to have it. I haven't been with Direct if a few years now, and never got to play with their HD DVR. How is it?
09-04-07, 06:31 AM
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Has anyone else noticed that since they added the new HD channels (same date as this announcement) that compression has gotten worse? Especially on HBO HD?
09-28-07, 06:59 PM
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Just hooked up a 500 gb external. Pretty nice deal. Let's me put the movies I will eventually get to over on a different drive and keep plenty of space for all the damn season passes I have this year.
The external also shows how much space each thing takes up in terms of GB, which is pretty interesting. You can see pretty easily what is compressed more and what isn't.
The external also shows how much space each thing takes up in terms of GB, which is pretty interesting. You can see pretty easily what is compressed more and what isn't.
