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Thread: VIP 222K and External Hard Drive
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04-14-2011 12:22 PM #1
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VIP 222K and External Hard Drive
I am confused. The My Equipment page at the Dish site says you can't use an EHD on the VIP222k. The manual that comes with it says you can. I enabled the external device in the receiver setup.
I contacted Dish support and asked for external device recording to be enabled. I was told it was already enabled on the receiver (purchased new last week). I asked the tech rep to confirm that I can record to an external drive and he said yes.
I have a 500 Gb externally powered drive plugged in to the USB port on the back of the receiver. I set up a timer event for the EXT device. Nothing happens.
Am I doing something wrong? Or do I have wrong information? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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04-14-2011 12:26 PM #2
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Wrong information. The DVR Conversion is not available at the present time for the 222/k receivers. From the sounds of it, Dish may never offer this upgrade.
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04-14-2011 05:20 PM #3
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Thanks. User's Guide <> Web site <> Tech support rep; all in total disagreement. Wonderful.
Originally Posted by TheKrell
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04-15-2011 10:08 AM #4
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And yet the single tuner, the 211 supports it. Why bother building the 222 with a USB port in the first place? And I love the fact that the CSR assured me it was working. Go figure. Originally Posted by TheKrell
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04-15-2011 11:01 AM #5
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Problem due to dealing with tv2. Been discussed here previously, do not have time to research thread on subject at this time.
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04-15-2011 12:06 PM #6
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Actually the reason posted the most is the limitation of the traffic the USB 2.0 port can handle. Supposedly it would be practical if a 222(x) with a USB 3.0 port were produced which would require an external USB 3.0 enclosure.
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