Can content recorded from FiOS be played back on other STB's? what about on computers?
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I use my esata drive connected to my dvr from cox communications. Not all esata drives work with a scientific atlanta cable box. I suggest checking for compatibility. Once installed, works perfectly and invisibly until it crashes, which all hard drives will eventually experience, so back it up.
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The drive is excellent. The only downside is that other drives by the same company will plug into faster ports on the Mac, while this one only works on USB. That aside, it has been a reliable and convenient drive. I use it on my iMac "Time Machine" program. It is on 100% of the time and does back-ups every few hours (automatically with the Time Machine program). Since I don't have to monitor any of the backups the slightly slower speed is not a concern for my use.
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A lot of misinformation below. This DOES work with cable (in my case FIOS) assuming the digital stations are not encrypted by your provider. Almost all stations are encrypted outside of local networks like ABC, NBC, PBS, etc. So don't purchase this thinking you can bypass your providers set top box for things like HGTV, USA, TBS, ESPN, etc even if they are part of your plan. If all you need is local stations (like me) and stream everything else with Netflix and the like, this should work great (just clarify with your provider that your local stations are QAM-compatible and unencrypted).
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yes the DVR records and has playback. you can also use a USB and take it off the DVR and play it elsewhere if you choose
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Yes. I use Verizon FiOS HD TV service and I have two cablecards for the dual channel capability. Please note: The signal coming from FiOS is very powerful, and in many cases too powerful for the TiVo. I had to purchase a "db attenuator" which is a small plug that goes inline with the incoming coax cable. I am using a 20db attenuator. Without the attenuator you may get signal problems/pixelation. If you go into "Messages & Settings" and click on "Diagnostics" you will see "SN Ratio" (Signal to Noise Ratio). The sweet spot for TiVo Series 3 is "31db - 32db". If it's more than that you may get choppy picture.
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Only with IP based dvr, like iSpy. Analog based dvr like Swann or Lorex will not work.
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No due to the cable card spec and the digital cable advisor (that must be installed) this product only works with win7 or win8. If you use third party programs to convert any copy-freely content to DVR-MS your XP box will be able to play the content. I have been using the ceton infini4 since 2 months after its release. I now have 3 cards or a total of 12 tuners in my personal TV server. And have configured more than 10 configs for clients... I would just break down and put a copy of win7 on your XP box. In addition Linux is possible but only for copy-freely channels. As of June10th 2013 my cable company, Verizon FiOS, has all channels copy-freely except for the pay movie channels
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Yes, you can recorded on your computer and play back later. It depend on your computer Storage space
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I don't think so ... the commands indicate that a disc is required in the drive before recording can begin. You should probably investigate TiVo.
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No..this doesnt play anything but files you have downloaded. This box doesn't hook up to the internet at all
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No you cannot. It can only play back recorded video via a local wifi signal, which means you have to be relatively close.
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Hi Robert! I haven't had any problems recording from my cable box. I've recorded digital stations, premium and even On-Demand with this unit. Yep, recorded 3 shows ON-Demand! The D-r400 is awesome! I'm using composite, because my cable box does not have an S-Video Connection. Picture is great and I wasn't sure it would be, although I'm not using this on an HDTV. I have read that some people have problems, depending on their cable provider. If your provider will not allow recording of these stations due to copyright, then it may not work for you. Most have not had a problem, which is why this unit has become so popular. Just make sure you hook up your unit to the cable box. The D-r400 doesn't have coaxial, so you need to use RCA audio/video cables. Follow the instructions on the manual for cable/satellite installation and you'll be fine.
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To be honest, I haven't tried it yet since I am always busy with other stuff. You need video capture software on your computer and a connecting USB cable, but there should be no reason why there would be a problem as long as the signal gets through. Hope to get around to it one of these days!
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I believe you can. You download the recorded show and should be able to watch it anywhere. I bought this so my daughter could watch recorded programs while she is away at college, so she uses it a lot more than I do. I hope this helped.
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You can play it back through the speaker on the recording device. This equipment must be connected to a recorder to function.
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Im not sure I record through my dvr and I can watch though my phone or tv.but id imagine itd work on mac since its set up is through computer
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As long as you have an analog output on your cable box, you can record the signal with this recorder. You do have to to set your recorder up for nstc (from pal) initially. It is in the setup book how to do it. Easy. The 24 hour clock is the only thing I do not care for in timer recordings
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Like a lot of things when dealing with cable providers it really depends on the cable provider. Some provider enable strong copy protection flags that require the PC to be cable ready (See W. Sung answer). Under those providers you can record / watch HBO on that 1 windows media machine only and any Media Center Extenders (Pretty much only the XBOX). So if you happen to have 2 windows media centers you would only be able to play it back on the one that recorded it. That is worse case but you have to assume you will be one of the unlucky ones.