HR24 200r

[bifolchi]

Hi, i have a hr24 200 and i see that there is a usb hook up in the back, could i hook up a external hard drive to it and record tv? if so any is there a certain make i should stick with?
thanks

 

[bifolchi]

sorry i meant hr24 200 not r lol

 

[raoul5788]

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The HR series can use an external hard drive, but only with an esata connection. Use the search function to find a list of compatible drives.

 

[bifolchi]

Okay cool thanks

 

[bifolchi]

Okay i searched the topic and from what i gather is theres alot of talk about the dvr, all i wanna do is grab a western digital external 500 to 1t hard drive hook it up via usb in the back so i cam record the odd show,

 

[jdspencer]

The USB port can be used with the AM21 external NTSC OTA tuner.

 

[RandallA]

The hard drive on the receiver gets disabled when you connect an external esata drive. You can only use one of the drives, either the DVR or the external drive.

 

[JerseyMatt]

Ok I think you're talking about the H24, not the HR24. The HR24 is a DVR that has a 500GB drive built in, which can be upgraded by plugging an eSATA drive into the back of it. The H24 is a receiver only. Yes it has a USB port but that is for use with the AM21 OTA tuner only. It can NOT be used as a DVR at all.

 

[JerseyMatt]

The USB port can be used with the AM21 external NTSC OTA tuner.

ATSC, not NTSC..

 

[bifolchi]

Oh okay guys thanks, iam new to all this, thanks for the help

 

[raoul5788]

Just to be clear, the usb port won't work with an external hard drive, only the esata port.

 

[jdspencer]

ATSC, not NTSC..

My oops!