As a DVR expander: How do these work as a Dish network DVR expander?
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I have mine hooked up to my VIP612. So far it has worked flawlessly. It takes a long time to transfer data to it (about 1/2 hour for a two hour movie in HD) but you can actually view the content straight from the EHD so you don't have to move stuff back and forth.
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I bought this to be able to get an internet signal. in theory that is what this is for, you can split the signal between two receivers in your home a Dvr and a regular receiver.
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I used this dongle on a FTA box, I'm don't know for sure if it will work on a DVR
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If your DVR has BNC style inputs, you should be able to connect it. You don't have to use all the same brand or style.
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The reason I used the WD My Book DVR Expander is because it was recommended by the manufacturer of TIVO DVR. May I suggest you verify with the manufacturer of Scientific Atlanta DVR?
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USB is too slow for DVR use. You need a faster eSata cable. If they didn't put one in the box you can buy one on Amazon cheaply. Make sure your dish has an eSata port. Should be am eSata port on the drive. Note! You may lose all your shows on your Dish console. Google about this or read you Dish manual. On my DirectTV, the drive inside is ignored in favor of the external. Good luck.
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If you connect an external hard drive that has it's own power supply to a VIP 211Z, it will act as a DVR, controllable with the Dish Remote
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I don't have access to a Roku, but know that if I want to connect a hard drive to my DVR from Dish Network, it must be a powered, not bus-powered drive solution. In other words, if it's anything like my system, it will only work if it has an external power supply. I'd imagine that if your Roku accepts a USB drive, try it with any other bus-powered device. If you have an AC-powered drive, then try that. But, not knowing how Roku uses its USB port is the bug unknown for which you will need an answer before taking action. Finally, hard drives are platform-agnostic; it's the power needed to use them and their formatting (FAT, MacOS or other). I hope this helps I don't have access to a Roku, but know that if I want to connect a hard drive to my DVR from Dish Network, it must be a powered, not bus-powered drive solution. In other words, if it's anything like my system, it will only work if it has an external power supply. I'd imagine that if your Roku accepts a USB drive, try it with any other bus-powered device. If you have an AC-powered drive, then try that. But, not knowing how Roku uses its USB port is the bug unknown for which you will need an answer before taking action. Finally, hard drives are platform-agnostic; it's the power needed to use... » Read More I don't have access to a Roku, but know that if I want to connect a hard drive to my DVR from Dish Network, it must be a powered, not bus-powered drive solution. In other words, if it's anything like my system, it will only work if it has an external power supply. I'd imagine that if your Roku accepts a USB drive, try it with any other bus-powered device. If you have an AC-powered drive, then try that. But, not knowing how Roku uses its USB port is the bug unknown for which you will need an answer before taking action. Finally, hard drives are platform-agnostic; it's the power needed to use them and their formatting (FAT, MacOS or other). I hope this helps « Show Less
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I've actually had the exact setup you're looking at (TiVo Premiere XL + 1TB Western Digital Expander, via eSata connection). While its nice as we do a lot of recording and almost always have something new to watch (we're at 97% capacity, opting to keep entire seasons of shows), we have been having an issue the last 3 months where playback of recorded shows has begun to "stutter" (symptom: video and audio playback freezes intermittently for 1-5 seconds at a time). This could be the the capacity we have it filled to, the DVR, or the expander; however, Tivo's troubleshooting steps have been to disable the HD User Interface as they say it can cause buffering issues, and now to completely disconnect the Expander and attempt recording for a week to further isolate the issue, answering: is it the DVR or external expander. Today I'm going to delete the majority of our recordings to make 25% of the drive available (750GB used) and see if that resolves the issue. Thought being: Is it worth buying a 1TB if you can only effectively use 750 of it. Next I will free the box to 500GB used (same as buying the 500GB option and filling it), and finally I'll free it to 250GB used (same as only using half the 500GB buying option). If all else fails, I will disconnect the box and see of its the drive itself or the TiVo, but honestly, since I've become fed up with the playback issues, I've been exploring whether it's worth buying iTunes Season Passes for the shows we watch and downgrading our monthly cable package (we also have an AppleTV). At least that way we keep the shows forever and don't have commercials.
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You don't wanna do that. Even if you could get it to work, it wouldn't select channels by itself, you'd have to manually change the channel on the digital converter box to whatever you want to record next. Plus, it'd all be low-def. To record from a rooftop antenna to a DVR, you need a DVR with an ATSC tuner -- or, preferably, several ATSC tuners so you can record multiple channels at once. Since everybody using a rooftop antenna can't live without such a DVR, there are zillions to choose from -- NOT! I dunno what's wrong with this market, but finding such a DVR is ridiculously difficult. I have two. The first and best is the Channel Master CM-7000PAL, which has two tuners and therefore can record two programs at once in full HD. The other is a Magnavox MDR515H which only has one tuner and only records in low-def, although it's still widescreen and a very good fidelity low-def so it's quite watchable. It also can record on a rewritable DVD which would be nice when the HD fills up, but being low-def it has 250 hours of space on the HD so it'll never fill up. Last I heard, one or both of these models are NLA -- but that *might* be because they've introduced new and better models. Channel Master, for example, was supposed to introduce a 3-tuner model. I'm sorry the options aren't better. I'd very much like to find out why the market for ATSC DVR's is suppressed and throttle somebody.
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I can preselect programs with Dish's TV Guide and time them just as I would with the DVR. Both are then matched to make sure the correct recording happens (although I always spare a couple minutes before and after for a program, showtimes on certain channels are always unpredictable). Both Dish and Philips allow for weekly/daily/weeklong/weekend programming, so manually it becomes a breeze after a while (until a channel decides to switch times on shows for no good reason, then it becomes a eyesore of a chore). I also use RCA cables for my DVR and programmed it to the only channel that accepts a signal (ch 4), that way I only have to worry about Dish, channel wise. EXT1 source is used for any VCR-DVR dubbing.
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If you have the right software, yes. I used it for my Dish Network DVR and had to call dish and let them know and with in a few minutes of, "special programing" it was working. It is some type of conversion 'soft ware' and I am sure you can get it online free. A better person to ask might be the one who sale's this item.
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I'm having the same problem with the 1TB my dvr expander. Let me know if you found a fix. I've had a 500gb on my other sa 8300 hd and never had an issue.
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Possibly, but there is an easier solution. The TiVo has an eSATA port which allows you to attach an external drive. I have a 1 TB Western Digital My Book AV DVR Expander (under $100 from Amazon) attached to mine. The TiVo automatically recognizes the external drive and transparently manages it as an extension of the internal drive. Easy, simple and effective.
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I also installed this drive on my DirecTV DVR(HR23-700) and it caused nothing but problems. In particular, if you were in the menu-->manage recordings, etc. for any length of time, it would hang the unit and only a hard reset(pull the power plug) would work. I have since installed the WD DVR expander drive and have had zero problems. Western Digital My DVR Expander 1 TB eSATA External Hard Drive
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I am not familiar with that DVR. I suggest that you refer to the Ubiquity Forum. These Cameras do not follow the typical standards that are used by most Network cameras that you see in the marketplace. They are really made to operate with Ubiquity's DVR software. http://forum.ubnt.com/forumdisplay.php?f=70
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Just make sure that your DVR has a eSATA hook up on it as well as a USB. On almost all of the DVR's I've seen or used. The eSATA hook up works best and fastest. The USB is OK but a lot of the newer dvr's must be hooked up by the eSATA only. And will only work by that particular hook up. So make sure yours have it. As for space on your dvr, almost any size will do, as you are adding an entire 2 tb . Unless you do an extraordinary large amount of recording all in HD. The 2tb will work fine with any size dvr you buy. But some have said that the 2tb slows the dvr playback down and makes it skip. I myself have not yet had this problem. Hope this answers some of your questions. Happy New Year. And enjoy your movie watching.