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Not to jack this thread, but when will Dish start giving us Sci-Fi in HD?

Lease. I've gone through two separate 622's, both leased. The first was just over two years old when the HMDI port died. I called to complain and they sent a new unit out right away - I only had to pay a small shipping fee - which included the return shipping prepaid to DISH for the broken...

Support to hook up a USB hub and attach more than one external drive simultaneously. Support to setup and use a NAS device via Ethernet port Ability to record to an external drive Folder support for external drives Ability to manually create and name folders Ability to manually...

Yoda would be very proud of your post.

Hold up there and take a look at what you are writing. The use of the word "whatever" in the context above is dismissive at best - derogatory at worst. Reel in your emotions a bit and grow up a little. Your intimating or suggesting that the 622 is using "secret" SATA commands and that they...

You sir, no nothing about me. Please stop making assumptions about my background or level of technical knowledge. It's obvious from your spelling and grammar that English isn't your first language, so I'm guessing that you simply are misinterpreting what I've written and have also...

The interface is USB 2.0 between your drive enclosure and the 622. The 622 isn't sending SATA commands to your drive. Your drive may have simply died. It happens. To be sure, take it out of your enclosure and hook it directly to a PC using an internal SATA connection. Might still be able...

Just some friendly advice from someone that's been a serious PC hobbyist for 20+ years. Those of you buying these "bargain" external drives are going to be very sad when your drive fails a few months down the road due to heat issues. If you plan to connect an external drive to your 622 and...

Just wanted to do a quick follow-up as it has been just a little over a month now since I did my "External Storage" modification to my 622. (See my first post in this thread for a recap if needed) As a result of my modifications, the temps on my 622 have come down considerably. My 622 now...

Ditto here. Monoprice rocks! :up

That's right! You get the crappiest hard drive they can get their hands on in volume pre-placed into a cheap plastic enclosure with a name brand logo on it with no real ventilation that's not really designed to be operated 24/7. Wow! What a deal! :rolleyes: Trust me, spend the extra...

Short answer - no. That's a bit more than an external drive - it's a media player. I'd be surprised if it will work with Dish's planned external USB support in that I would think Dish is going to require that drives used for Dish recording be formatted for use by the 622 (most likely using...

Here's my solution to my 622's heat issues - totally solved it running so hot: http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=98179 Used to be a high of 127F with an average of 118F. Need to wait a few days to see what my new temps are in the counters, but the hard drive is now cool to...

Well, kinda... :) With the summer here and my 622's temps rising, I decided to make a little modification to my unit to make up for the poor thermal design the engineers settled on - I decided to mount my 622's hard drive on the outside of the case. I did this for two reasons: #1) The...

What would happen if a new (blank) larger partitioned drive were placed in a functioning unit and those key commands were entered? Hmmm... Guess I'll keep waiting till external USB drive support appears... just hoping it's this year. I'm tired of constantly having to free up space to...

Got both my cables from www.monoprice.com My component cable is 25' (part # 322, $12) - ran this one up through my wall. My HDMI cable run is 15' (part # 2282, $25) I've had zero problems with either cable and they both feed the signal perfectly to the TV's they are hooked to. I've never...

I've been using both the component and HDMI output ports (TV1 signal) for over two years now - only way to hook up two hi-def TV's to the 622 at the same time without using external switches. (My 622 powers both my downstairs "home theater" TV and my upstairs "family room" TV. TV2 output...

Sounds like you might have some sort of failed hardware component that is overheating. The only option you might be able to try is swapping the hard drive out into the new unit that DISH is sending you... risky in that if the problem is your current unit's hard drive, then you're still stuck...

Well, I've got my 622 hooked to a second TV and I've found the dual TV1/TV2 mode of operation unbearable when it comes to TV2 output. The SD output via the TV2 connection just seems really, really bad. The image and detail seems to smear and swim a LOT - not necessarily macro blocking, but...

Hmmm, I'm thinking that's only for new customers. I'm an existing Dish customer with the old HD silver package and I tried to sign up and get the "free" upgrade to AT250 with the DVR advantage package + HD package by doing the credit card auto-billing and the CSR told me that all the...

Errr... no. It will have a 320GB hard drive and that's it. You can't specify anything I'm afraid. I'd love to swap out and slap a 500Gb drive in, but that won't work of course due to the proprietary nature of the Dish software and encryption they use. There's a rumor that they will...

Well, I finally called Dish again last week concerning my 622's dead HDMI port (worked fine for several months before going completely dead one day). The last time I called (Oct last year) the CSR insisted that a software patch was being worked to correct the HDMI problem and that I should...

You are correct sir! In fact, it hasn't even been "partially" corrected yet... :(

Heh, I hear ya DWS44 - if you're the only game in town with the goods, why bother trying to improve. I just really wish Dish was run by folks that actually cared and showed it. It really wouldn't take that much effort on their part - just beef up their online site with a good tech section and...

I hear your pain - the only thing that keeps me with Dish is that they have the best HD DVR and best HD signals. I've never liked their customer service - I've always felt like I was "just a number" to them. I really wish that Direct TV or some other provider would offer something that...