Dish VIP 722: What is the largest size supported USB External Hard Disk?

[user name]

What is the largest size supported USB External Hard Disk compatible with the Dish Network VIP 722 -1.5 TB or 2 TB ?

Thanks in advance!


Murray

 

[isaacmorseMI]

2 TB.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

And confirmed by Matt.

 

[MattG@DISH]

And confirmed by Matt.

2TB max for DVR receivers (612/622/722/722k/922)

1TB for 211/211k/411

 

[user name]

Thanks gentlemen!

One more question, are USB External Hard Drives now freely "portable" to be carried from room-to-room and attached from one 722 to another to play recordings made/stored from and/or on different 722's and or 211's?


Murray

 

[MattG@DISH]

If they are in the same EHD family, yes the EHD can be moved between receivers. If you try to cross families, it will require a format (a 722 can not share with a 211)

612/622/722/722k/922 can share (archiving)

211/211k/411 can share (DVR conversion)

 

[Mr Tony]

also the 211/211k and assume the 411 the max size is 1TB

 

[user name]

Thanks again gents!


Murray

 

[user name]

What 2TB Hard Drive and which USB External Enclosure?

What 2TB Hard Drive and which USB External Enclosure do you guys recommend to hold up to 24/7 connection to a 722?


Murray

 

[tobsandmags]

If I replace my smaller external hard drive with a 2TB one (for my 622), is there a fee to activate the new one? Do I need to pay the $40 again?

Thx

 

[harshness]

If I replace my smaller external hard drive with a 2TB one (for my 622), is there a fee to activate the new one? Do I need to pay the $40 again?

There is no longer a charge for EHDs on ViP DVRs.

 

[harshness]

What 2TB Hard Drive and which USB External Enclosure do you guys recommend to hold up to 24/7 connection to a 722?

The off-the-shelf Western Digital or Seagate USB setups are typically good. They are often cheaper than bare drives.

If you pay much more than $90 for a complete 2TB setup, you're spending too much.

 

[DustoMan]

What 2TB Hard Drive and which USB External Enclosure do you guys recommend to hold up to 24/7 connection to a 722?


Murray

Just make sure the USB Enclosure or External HDD has it's own power supply.

 

[tobsandmags]

Thanks for the answers. Does the WD Elements have anything I need to set before I start using it (like turning off that awful sleep feature on my Seagate)? It took me forever to figure out how to disable that without losing my recordings.

 

[Bobby]

Thanks for the answers. Does the WD Elements have anything I need to set before I start using it (like turning off that awful sleep feature on my Seagate)? It took me forever to figure out how to disable that without losing my recordings.

Nope, just plug it in and it will format....

 

[the mack]

There is no longer a charge for EHDs on ViP DVRs.

so I can activate a external hard drive on my 722k without paying the $40 fee?

 

[ZachS@DISH]

so I can activate a external hard drive on my 722k without paying the $40 fee?

Correct there is no fee. You also don't need to activate it you just need to plug it in.

 

[the mack]

Correct there is no fee. You also don't need to activate it you just need to plug it in.

nice thanks for the info......I purchased a drive a while ago but never got around to activating it because of the $40 fee......

 

[Lord_Vader]

Correct there is no fee. You also don't need to activate it you just need to plug it in.

Somebody should have told us. That's actually good news.

 

[harshness]

Somebody should have told us. That's actually good news.

You need to drop by more often. I'm pretty sure it was front page news at the time.