I don't think you can transfer back from the external drive. but that would not be that big of a deal to me. Your thought is a good one though.
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I don't think we will be able to transfer back from the external drive, but your thought is a good one.
Is that option available to end-users ?? I believe people have had the option in beta releases but not in the final, public release.
Why bother ?? We've seen pictures of them moving data to the external drive but I don't recall seeing any moving it back to the internal. You can watch or playback from the external so that's probably sufficient (in Dish's eyes).
Not true, they have shown that you can transfer back to the receiver from the external drive.
It was referenced here, if the information is correct:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-hd-discussions/101642-external-hdd-feature-vip622-vip722-coming-8-15-39-99-a-9.html#post960657
hall, the option well knew from ppl guided by knowledgeable CSR long time ago, it's still works.
Some obscure keystroke sequence of the remote ?? I've read it here or somewhere on the 'net and it was listed as for the 522 or older DVR but some, maybe you, said it in fact works on the 622 also.
Does John Dvorak currently have a show ?Maybe Divorak will invite me on his show
I thought he hasn't had a show since TechTV went out of business.
(I have seen him as a guest on CNBC every so often...)
That doesn't address the transfering back onto the internal drive exactly, but I know that we were told that you could transfer back and forth with no problem (but the key here is that it is a transfer, not a copy, so there is only 1 version of the program per recording).
I think it does address it.
There never were any intentions to be able to have multiple copies of the same recording. It's either on the internal or external drive, and can be played back from either....
Many thanks!
(Typical - the show has been running for 75 weeks... the last time I checked up on what Dvorak was doing was probably only a month or two prior to that...
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Yes, try: CrankyGeeks.com It is a weekly IP TV program that resembles a Sunday morning talk show, he is the host. He is also on the IP radio show ("podcast") weekly with Leo Laporte called TWIT. I have an RSS feed to my cell phone so I watch them when they get downloaded Both have real sponsors, commercial breaks but the TWIT is much less formal as to TV standard formatting.
As of this morning its still a go. Now word if it will be at Midnight tonight or 4pm tommorow though. ANd remember not everyone will get it tommorow.
will we only know if we "got it" by a software number change? Or will it only be evident if we actually plug a hard drive into it?
Press MENU on your remote twice. Note the line that reads "L405" (or possibly L406 or L409) followed by (6) or more characters ? Check that tomorrow morning to see if it's changed. No one's mentioned what the next revision # will be, but given the two announced updates, it probably warrants a substantial increase, like L450 or something (doubt it will jump to L500). You could check here first to see if P Smith sees it being pushed out. If he doesn't, NO ONE will be getting it, so no need to check what your receiver says.
