Adding External HDD to 211K

[olds1]

If I activate an external HDD on my 211K is it tied to that specific HDD or can I swap to a larger HDD at a later date without paying the fee again?

I have two 211ks. If I activated both, I assume that's two different fees?
TIA

 

[MattG@DISH]

The one time fee will cover any EHD that you add to the receiver. There is no limit on how many you can have

 

[olds1]

The one time fee will cover any EHD that you add to the receiver. There is no limit on how many you can have

Thanks.
I edited the OP. I have two 211ks. If I activated both, I assume that's two different fees?

 

[MattG@DISH]

The one time fee will cover both of your receivers as well

 

[olds1]

The one time fee will cover both of your receivers as well

Wow, so DVRs in two different rooms for $40? That's a deal.
Thanks.

 

[MattG@DISH]

Wow, so DVRs in two different rooms for $40? That's a deal.
Thanks.

You also don't have to pay the $6 a month for the DVR fee

You're very welcome! Let us know if you have any additional questions

 

[MikeD-C05]

Which will come in handy when and IF DISH decides to follow the competition( Directv) and hike their dvr fee upwards by a dollar. Which will probably happen, since DISH is locked into the NO PRICE HIKES till 2013 on programming packs. The only thing left to hike is the made up ,charge it just because we can, DISH FEES.

 

[KAB]

Which will come in handy when and IF DISH decides to follow the competition( Directv) and hike their dvr fee upwards by a dollar. Which will probably happen, since DISH is locked into the NO PRICE HIKES till 2013 on programming packs. The only thing left to hike is the made up ,charge it just because we can, DISH FEES.

All SELF SPECULATION, Mr. Buzz Kill!!! You deserve this many... ...out of five.

 

[Mr Tony]

and with the 211 you can swap drives between the two or upgrade hard drives if one gets full

 

[Jimmerinwi]

If you have an OTA antenna, hook it up to the 211's, that way you can record one sat and one OTA.

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[KAB]

Yes. That's what it's designed to do.

 

[olds1]

Finally going to do this.
Is there an external hdd that is better than the others?
I assume the interface is USB 2.0?
Any to avoid?
TIA

 

[Mr Tony]

I used WD drives with no issues

 

[dwarren2]

I threw an old 400 gb WD on my 211. Listed as 40 hours of hd avaliable. However, with the compression on the EARC, I think it's closer to 80 hours.

 

[Mr Tony]

yup the HD numbers on the HDD are for MPEG2 which only WA SD is

If I remember right (I had a post on it)....HD was like 5:1 (5 minutes HD equals 1 minute of "time" on the hard drive)

edit: found the post
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-forum/270992-external-hard-drive-capacity-2.html#post2694010

 

[dennisinsc]

Just remember to get one with external power supply. 211 does not power EHD.

 

[olds1]

Just remember to get one with external power supply. 211 does not power EHD.

Thanks! Didn't know that.

 

[dennisinsc]

I didn't either, now I have a spare backup EHD for the computers.

 

[rufwork]

I threw an old 400 gb WD on my 211. Listed as 40 hours of hd avaliable. However, with the compression on the EARC, I think it's closer to 80 hours.

Yeah, I just used an old one as an excuse to upgrade. If I'd known going in that I could replace it without paying again, I wouldn't've waited and would have used a smaller one earlier.

There is a max size though, correct? I want to say between 1-2 TB, but can't recall offhand.

 

[olds1]

This one work OK?
Western Digital WD Elements 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0010HBK-NESN

Amazon.com: Western Digital WD Elements 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0010HBK-NESN: Electronics