Where is USB External Storage for the 942/ViP622?

[Sammy033]

This would be a one time fee right? What if the drive dies? No different than OEM Windows and motherboard replacements I suppose.

 

[gadgtfreek]

The fee is to turn on the usb ports for that account, has nothing to do with the number of drives and such.

 

[Smith P.]

The fee is to turn on the usb ports for that account, has nothing to do with the number of drives and such.

Seems to me you missed a few keys from the feature, one of them ( discussed) if a sort of _account_ key what must provide portability between DVR/STB in one account.
You made up the 'USB ports' out of blue.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Meant functionality. Pay one fee per household and enjoy external hdd support.

 

[obba]

Very interesting

 

[Smith P.]

Actually, there is the functionality - my PocketDish works perfect with all USB ports, but minus HD.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Actually, there is the functionality - my PocketDish works perfect with all USB porst, but minus HD.

Being this specific might matter if the title of the thread was "uses for the USB port" but its not, its about USB EXTERNAL Storage.

When I say activate the usb port, you should not need a handheld gps unit to be pointed to the fact I meant for the HDD.

 

[Smith P.]

Well, I'll add to this - PocketDish is the USB External Storage when you connect it to USB post of 622 or other DVR.
And PocketDish's internal disk [HDD] is working now.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Cripes, I give! Quit twisting my arm.

 

[Smith P.]

I'll pile a little more sh^%$ for you - if I'll install other disk ( up to 80 GB ) into my PD, it will works as old one; so I can use MANY external ( to 622) disks right now.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Make it stop!

 

[Smith P.]

No way man !
I saw other day in Internet there is USB2 [ACOM ?] external disk enclosure [PATA] , it can substitute PD with any size of hard drive what you can afford .

 

[hmcewin]

Capacity of 500gig hd?

About how many hours of recording will the 500gig hds hold?

Thanks

 

[long_time_DNC]

Depends on what you're recording or moving to that drive (whenever USB connectivity is enabled). With the Voom channels eventually going to mpeg4, recordings of any programming from those channels will take up less space than they do presently.

 

[dfergie]

In addition to Dish farms now we will have herd's of HDD's

 

[long_time_DNC]

Only makes sense to have herds on the farms.

 

[8bitbytes]

My HDD farm is ready!

 

[dfergie]

I think I need a bigger box

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Given what I'm seeing on my 622, if you are recording off of MPEG4 channels, a 500GB drive would hold somewhere around 150 hours of HD, maybe a bit more.

 

[long_time_DNC]

That ain't bad!