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This morning was my big setup. They were connecting an HR34, one client, one HR20 and an R22. All of my content is on my HR20 in the basement now. The installer just left without making it all work. Everything is seeing everything except the basement on the HR34! He worked on it for 3 hrs...

lern, I was very pleasantly surprised at what they offered me. Again, I've been with them since 1998 if that made any difference. I say, hang up and try again.

Thanks!

Can I use a WD hard drive in any eSATA enclosure to expand the capacity? Or would it have to be a WD hard drive and enclosure in one? Thanks

Thanks for that info guys.

Thanks for the quick reply raoul, but regarding the hard drive, couldn't the same be said for the internal drive? If that fails, I loose all of those recordings too?

Can anyone tell me if the HR34 needs 5 coax runs from the multiswitch? I'm getting installed on Sat and want to be prepared. Also, also have any good leads on what and where to purchase an external hdd that is compatible with it? Thanks much!

If I'm trying to view content from the HR20 but in a different location from where it "lives", will there be a delay in starting the show or fast forwarding or rewinding the content "across the network"?

Oh, I misread your earlier comment. So you could hook up an external drive to the Genie? eSATA? I assumed it was like my HR20 in that if/when the drive dies, I loose everything. But the unit would still function with the internal drive right? Just with no previous content?

any specifics to what type of drive I'd need to replace the internal one? I'm assuming SATA, but what other specs? Thanks

Thanks. But couldn't the same be said for the internal hdd that comes with it?

Thanks Iceberg for the quick reply. Is there any downside in doing so? Also, do only specific drives work with it?

Also, can an external hdd be added for more capacity like with my HR20? Not sure if the 1 TB is going to be enough. If this is the wrong place to ask, I'm sorry.

Thanks for your reply twitz! I thought the deca's would be part of the order since the rep told me everything I'd need to view content from any receiver to any tv would be part of the order. Another question...if I'm trying to view content from the HR20 but in a different location from where...

I'm very excited about this. I just recently learned about the genie and being a DTV customer since 1998 of course I needed to have it, but not for $400. I called up retention this afternoon and got this VERY nice rep. I told him how dissapointed I was that new customers were getting this...