The description say it starts recording right away, and calls it a DVR, but it says it has no Hard Drive. Can we add a hard drive? Does it record?
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Yes you can add a hard drive (I put a 1 TB SATA) and then set it to record to it.
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Eyes. The box comes open so you can install up to a 2TB drive in it. Then you put the screws in the cover and hook it up.
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You can order the unit with or without a hard drive, I chose to order without as I had a couple of used hard drives laying around! It will format the hard drive automatically as soon as it is recognized! It does record on schedules/movement/24-7 etc. pretty good system!
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I still havent figured out how to work it, although other brands are working this one remains a mystery maybe someone should do a yoooouuutubbbeee and help us out...You said recorded right you need a dvr
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Do I need a separate recorder/hard drive to store recorded data? If not, how long does it record before the 'loop' ends and it starts rewriting over itself?
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It records in the quality that you select in the recording menu. It can record in HD which is called "HQ" by this DVR.
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NO "BUT" it has a USB port that you han add an external hard drive then it will act like a dvr....
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thanks. actually not. For recording, it needs internal SATA hard drive. external hard drive can be for back up, transferring videos out. Instruction for hard drive installation:http://defeway.com/download/how%20to%20install%20a%20hard%20drive.pdf
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I have a surveillance system with a DVR with no hard drive, model h-264. I need the hard drive for this dvr to record all activities. Will this one fits? Hector
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Hi，it could realize recording without hard driver，it can not storage and playback video without hard driver. Thanks！
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I'm still getting used to mine, but, yes, you can start recording right away. Just hit the red rec/pause button. Every time you stop a recording (by hitting the black stop button), then hit the rec/pause, it starts a new recorded file. I'm still tinkering with mine and getting used to the fast-forward and rewind functions, but I like it so far. If you haven't downloaded the complete user manual, you should. It'll answer any questions you have about operating the recorder.
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Thanks for your interest in our product.Without a HDD, the DVR would only be capable of live viewing and live remote internet viewing; you would not be able to record footage or play back footage.RegardsMolly
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Well is doesn't record if that's what you mean, it's not a DVR, but to get it up and running, you call dish to initialize it. Hope that helps
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Thank you. for recording, internal hard drive is required. unable to record directly to a cloud server or networked NAS. Regards
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Oh I am sorry. You only got the speed dome. My mistake. That did not come with a DVR. I added that to a system.
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As Doug-R noted above, this does NOT record in High Def (the HDD in the product name is for Hard Disk Drive and has nothing to do with High Def HD). So there will be no HiDef recording to output. This DVR records only in Standard Def.
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While it doesn't require any drivers to run, the "drive" itself may require formatting. Check if your DVR allows to you point at a storage device other than the onboard default drive, and if it requires any additional formatting like FAT32, Linux, NTFS, etc.
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The instructions don't say you can back up and record over. You can pause and restart. I use it to record groups so it just goes. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
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Kind of - the camera has a special type of RCA plug called a "BNC". It comes with an RCA plug adapter, so to connect it to a computer, you would need an RCA (video in) plug on your computer. You can buy a "security card" IDE or PCIE, and it will use your Hard drive to record. I actually started this route, but found it better to just buy a seperate DVR, and you can access the device from a computer or smartphone from anywhere. The camera is pretty good for an outside, all weather unit.