Buying for Dish VIP522 DVR...How many hrs of HD recording does 750gb get me? As in my topic line, I want to know how many recording hours in HiDef can I get out of a 750gb hard drive? Also, someone referred to an activation fee of $39.95...for an existing customer? Just to add my own piece of equipment? That just doesn't seem right. Anyone know for sure? Buying for Dish VIP522 DVR...How many hrs of HD recording does 750gb get me? As in my topic line, I want to know how many recording hours in HiDef can I get out of a 750gb hard drive? Also,... » Read More Buying for Dish VIP522 DVR...How many hrs of HD recording does 750gb get me? As in my topic line, I want to know how many recording hours in HiDef can I get out of a 750gb hard drive? Also, someone referred to an activation fee of $39.95...for an existing customer? Just to add my own piece of equipment? That just doesn't seem right. Anyone know for sure? « Show Less
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The 39.99 fee is to turn a regular receiver into a DVR when an external HD is attached. The fee also unlocks a feature on DVR receivers to have expanded storage with an external drive. It's a one time fee, and for those with a non-DVR receiver, they pay the fee once and have no monthly dvr fee.
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You need to purchase an external hard drive and plug it in to the 211z using the USB cable. Call Dish and they will activate it for you. They charge a one time fee of $40.
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no it did not come with hard disk,you need to install a hard disk.but the dvr is great stand alone dvr ,you do not need a third party to record anything you want to record it.
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I have two SERIES 3 and considered cost. We like to record several show during prime time, the Roamio made it possible. The 3TB upgrade in recording space alone was well worth it.
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The model listed on Amazon has a 500gb Hard drive. That said, there are various models and configurations from Zmodo. The DVR function allows saving to the internal hard drive or a connected (e.g. Via network) computer.
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Beware! Almost all of the HR24 DVRs I found for sale on Amazon and eBay could not be activated. Unless you are buying or leasing from an authorized DirecTV reseller it's probably stolen. Stolen equipment shows up on Amazon all the time. Before you buy, get the Receiver ID (RID) and call DirecTV access card department. They can tell you if the receiver can be activated on your account.
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you can pay monthly, i don't know the price, probably 15???? or you can pay upfront, for the life of the unit, which is what i did, 500 if you dont have an existing tivo or 400 if you do, i did so it was 400 for life of the unit subscription. i don't know the cost of the new tivo subscriptions, there is a new model, probably more expensive. i just got Western Digital dvr expander, and hooked it up to my premier tivo for more memory, 99 here on amazon, very happy with it.
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YES, buy it today if you're a bit computer smart. I (re)record my Dish DVR movies 'to the computer' and never, ever... go to the effort to burn DVDs from these... too much trouble. People should get into burning satelliteDVR to computer, then playback from computer to HDTV, in my opinion anyway. This inexpensive box has 'recorded' many 'premium' dishnet shows via the component cables, no copyprotection issues. Good luck. Lots of terrible reviews .. I may have been lucky but I bought mine from Frys at $200 two years ago.
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It depends on the quality setting of the video. At the highest quality settings you'll get about an hour per 8GB. At the lowest quality setting (still viewable HD) you'll get about 3.5 hours per 8GB. You can buy 16GB cards (look for class 6 or 10) for about $20-25. It's more expensive than DV was (I shot DV for years), but you can carry the equivalent of about 120 hours of recording time (using 32 GB cards) in less space & weight than a single DV tape was.
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I can not address the 2 or 1 question. Seems to me I got my last 3 for about $50 each. These units are good. Keep your paperwork. DTV will want info off of it.
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I use Dish for my television reception with regular and HD channels. I have had no problem recordings using the dvr 620 by Toshiba (once I mastered the manual).
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Any SATA HD, I had a few laying around and used a 250GB, just screwed it down and plugged it in, it was ready to go. The DVR has formatting configuration pre-installed to set up your HD.
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It greatly depends on the quality you record shows at. And this can be mixed, even recording by timer. Each show can be at a different quality. I record at the lowest quality and it's been a while, but I think it was 1200 hours or something outrageous. I currently have 370 programs recorded (some very short) and 187 hours left. I would generally not recommend the highest quality recording speeds because the lower and middle are very good quality and higher would just be a waste of disk space. And remember, unlike any other DVR, it is truly unlimited space if you buy a pack of DVD-R's. You can burn recordings to DVD and then delete them from the HDD. Yes, I love these devices, and I own three. It greatly depends on the quality you record shows at. And this can be mixed, even recording by timer. Each show can be at a different quality. I record at the lowest quality and it's been a while, but I think it was 1200 hours or something outrageous. I currently have 370 programs recorded (some very short) and 187 hours left. I would generally not recommend the highest quality recording speeds because the lower and middle are very good quality and higher would just be a waste of disk space. And remember, unlike any other DVR, it is truly unlimited space if you buy a pack of DVD-R's. You... » Read More It greatly depends on the quality you record shows at. And this can be mixed, even recording by timer. Each show can be at a different quality. I record at the lowest quality and it's been a while, but I think it was 1200 hours or something outrageous. I currently have 370 programs recorded (some very short) and 187 hours left. I would generally not recommend the highest quality recording speeds because the lower and middle are very good quality and higher would just be a waste of disk space. And remember, unlike any other DVR, it is truly unlimited space if you buy a pack of DVD-R's. You can burn recordings to DVD and then delete them from the HDD. Yes, I love these devices, and I own three. « Show Less
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I don't know what you are using for a computer or how full your hard drive is. I'm running windows 7 in one computer while also using And older Vista as my second computer with a larger "LGL television being used for a screen and streaming. I installed a new "Net Gear" router and because my cable service was charging $10.00 a month for rentals, I returned and bought a Net Gear Modum also. We have Netflix and we also have Amazon Prime instant video and it all runs so smoothly it makes me wonder why Inpaid for cable services so long. My guess is, that it's something running in the computer in the background , not the modem or router, clean the computer first, then look at a movie ;-) I don't know what you are using for a computer or how full your hard drive is. I'm running windows 7 in one computer while also using And older Vista as my second computer with a larger "LGL television being used for a screen and streaming. I installed a new "Net Gear" router and because my cable service was charging $10.00 a month for rentals, I returned and bought a Net Gear Modum also. We have Netflix and we also have Amazon Prime instant video and it all runs so smoothly it makes me wonder why Inpaid for cable services so long. My guess is, that it's something running in... » Read More I don't know what you are using for a computer or how full your hard drive is. I'm running windows 7 in one computer while also using And older Vista as my second computer with a larger "LGL television being used for a screen and streaming. I installed a new "Net Gear" router and because my cable service was charging $10.00 a month for rentals, I returned and bought a Net Gear Modum also. We have Netflix and we also have Amazon Prime instant video and it all runs so smoothly it makes me wonder why Inpaid for cable services so long. My guess is, that it's something running in the computer in the background , not the modem or router, clean the computer first, then look at a movie ;-) « Show Less
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Attach an external USB disc drive to the VIP211Z unit and pay Dish a one time $40 fee for the service. Fee cover all units you own.
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if you recording on all 16 channels 10-14 days tops.. We install these for customer and anything over 8 we recommend 2 TB or 3 if applicable. Also you can increase this by setting you cameras to sensitivity recording and times like during business hours.. We try to get the most out of every system so we set schedules , camera sensitivity ( motion recording ) etc so every customer get different lengths. Also the quality of picture will also dictate the recording time ( good , better best ). if out of the box doing nothing I would say 3 weeks or less. By setting parameters same hard drive you can increase by atleast a week or more. if you recording on all 16 channels 10-14 days tops.. We install these for customer and anything over 8 we recommend 2 TB or 3 if applicable. Also you can increase this by setting you cameras to sensitivity recording and times like during business hours.. We try to get the most out of every system so we set schedules , camera sensitivity ( motion recording ) etc so every customer get different lengths. Also the quality of picture will also dictate the recording time ( good , better best ). if out of the box doing nothing I would say 3 weeks or less. By setting parameters same hard drive you... » Read More if you recording on all 16 channels 10-14 days tops.. We install these for customer and anything over 8 we recommend 2 TB or 3 if applicable. Also you can increase this by setting you cameras to sensitivity recording and times like during business hours.. We try to get the most out of every system so we set schedules , camera sensitivity ( motion recording ) etc so every customer get different lengths. Also the quality of picture will also dictate the recording time ( good , better best ). if out of the box doing nothing I would say 3 weeks or less. By setting parameters same hard drive you can increase by atleast a week or more. « Show Less
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Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these stations in settings. Obviously something you don't need to worry about if you do want hd. Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these... » Read More Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these stations in settings. Obviously something you don't need to worry about if you do want hd. « Show Less