Well Fall 2007 is a joke. The 622 probably won't even be in existance then. I have a 8300 with Comcast that has an external 300 gb drive. I want to leave Comcast and go full Dish but I can't live with 25 hours of HD. I record everything I watch as I work nights and 25 is nothing. 18 more months with no external drive is a joke.