Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD Compatibility I have a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVR (from Cablevision). I bought the Western Digital 1TB DVR Expander a while ago as I had been told that it was compatible with the type of cable box I have, but obviously, as I can see from other comments, it doesn't work properly (pixelation, stuttering, rebooting, etc). Does anyone know what DVR Expanders actually do work with that type of cable box? I called Cablevision and Western Digital and neither of them could tell me if Western Digitals are compatible or if there are any other brands that actually work...If you originally bought this and swapped it out for something better, what did you buy? Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD Compatibility I have a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVR (from Cablevision). I bought the Western Digital 1TB DVR Expander a while ago as I had been told... » Read More Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD Compatibility I have a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVR (from Cablevision). I bought the Western Digital 1TB DVR Expander a while ago as I had been told that it was compatible with the type of cable box I have, but obviously, as I can see from other comments, it doesn't work properly (pixelation, stuttering, rebooting, etc). Does anyone know what DVR Expanders actually do work with that type of cable box? I called Cablevision and Western Digital and neither of them could tell me if Western Digitals are compatible or if there are any other brands that actually work...If you originally bought this and swapped it out for something better, what did you buy? « Show Less
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to the OP:hope this helps:http://www.amazon.com/review/RVOVKAXVEQQLV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&cdMsgNo;=73&cdPage;=8&asin;=B001UHOR88&store;=electronics&cdSort;=oldest&cdMsgID;=Mx35B3JFKU0CYHA#Mx35B3JFKU0CYHAThe comment thread that follow under the particular review of this product by georgeoc was very useful. The link above is my entry that is part of that thread.
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I have a compatibility issue, but not HDD-related. Apparently the 8300HD is NOT HDMI-CEC compliant, so turning it ON does NOT turn on my new Philips 55PFL4706. However all my other accessories with HDMI outputs DO turn ON the set. Is this a problem with the 8300HD, or am I missing some setting? Thanks!
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If you have the hdmi or component inputs, unit should work. However, I had a lot of trouble with mine. The first week the DVR worked fine. After that it has not worked correctly. In my opinion it is a piece of junk. However, apparently it is the only game in town. When it works it is ok. It does not work all the time. I recomended to Amazon not to sell it. But what do I know?
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Yeah I'm still trying to get the iO DVR uni remote to work with it and I can't get it to work.. i tried the samsung codes.. I'll try the RCA ones and see if I have any success there. For this remote, there is a manual way of doing it.. but that won't help anyone here since it won't tell me the code to tell anyone anyway... Hope someone else has luck with this!
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What did you plug the HD into? It does not plug into the PC so I'm not sure why you referenced your PC. The Zmodo DVR works independent of a PC and the HD is installed into the DVR itself.
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Engadget seems to think the same thing: http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/23/tivo-hd-vs-series3/See side note at bottom before chart.
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I have the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD hi-def DVR box with HDMI connection from Time Warner and the remote works perfectly with it. I run the HDMI thru my receiver and I have HDMI from receiver to TV. All I have to do is push one button "watch TV" and all devices turn on. It's great!
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Yes see my listing for the 2TB DVR Expander from Western Digital - but note that it is only compatible with certain DVRs. See my other listings as well.
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My neighbor and I both have the same unit, the THR22. The AM21 works great, just not with the THR22. The THR22 still records from local via sat. Also, if you cancel service, like neighbor did, the THR22 unit becomes doorstop and usb stops working also. Directv would not add it to my account even though neighbor paid for unit outright. I haven't tried it since last year, but in any event Tivo has a much better than average cust knowledge base, unlike DIRECTV worth calling. I still have DIRECTV and like it, so I'm not slamming them perse. IN any event, my conversations with both companies informally leads me to believe that Directv really does not care to much for Tivo and the two units are not supported together. I have no doubt that some hack somewhere might have cracked them to work together, but it would probably violate several state and federal laws in the process. Call Tivo and ask them.
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I have installed a Lacie 1TB drive on my DirectTV DVR and so far...only a week.. it has worked well . did need to format the LaCie drive on one of my PC's before I connected it to the DVR. I don't know the Tivo but I would expect the Lacie drive to run on it. I used the eSATA port for a fast data transfer but the USB and Firewire ports should be okay also. As you can tell I did not buy the simpler USB only Lacie drive.
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I am not familiar with that type of camera but you should be able to connect any BNC/RCA/Coaxial camera to this card without any issue. I currently use Sony 1/3" Varifocal Lense Dome Cameras. I have also connected other generic cameras without issue. As far as IP (network) cameras go, I'm not 100% sure, but you should be able to connect brands other than Geovision. These DVR cards are great. I have two of them, one at two different stores, and they have been flawless. The DVR Servers the cards are installed in are configured with: Intel Core i3 CPU Crucial 8gb DDR3 RAM Gigabyte Motherboard 4 Western Digital Black 2tb SATA Hard Drives nVidia Geforce 8400 1gb PCIe Video Card Antec One Hundred Case Antec 650w Power Supply Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit OS and they work great. The software for these cards is fantastic. It is, by far, the best software I have used for DVR systems. These cards are more costly than other DVR cards but you get what you pay for. You can do 30fps for up to 16 cameras. The maximum resolution for each camera, if I'm remembering correctly, is 720x480 for NTSC. NOTE: In the manual and on the website, and this goes for every DVR I have every built and I'm not sure why, Geovision says that this card is only compatible with Intel CPUs, Intel chipset motherboards, and nVidia GPU video cards... no AMD or ATI for some reason... I have always been curious but have never had the time to test this in a live environment and I wouldn't risk it just to save a little bit of money. I highly recommend this DVR card.
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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.
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You should check that the component out (three RCA cables for video plus 2 for sound) from the cable box works for all channels (esp premium). Your TV should have a component input so get some RCA cables and go straight from cable box to TV with component and flip through all the channels. If that works you should be good to go. Also note that HD DVR has an "IR Blaster" to send remote signals to the cable box to turn it on and change channels. it all should work fine but can be slightly annoying to setup.
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Hey Chor, just wondering if you figured this out yet? I'm looking for an expander for my 8300HDC on TW cable so i was wondering did they ever fix the problem on the software?
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Jean-Yves.I have the same set up at home (Explorer 8300HD+ & WD 1TB version). Every timethe 1TB is pluged in my picture starts making blocks (mosaic) as soon i start a newrecording. A Vidéotron technician came 3 times at my place and chande all cablesand connectors with no results. He also change the Explorer 2 times with same re- sults. We suspect the damn DVR Expander to be the problem.Yves.
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I have to RMA this unit , it has a lot of Volume errors. This is an older hdd with ide interface first thing you have to do is check the interface of your dvr if its ide or sata. Good luck.
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That's a good question. We are going to change our receiver to an HD/DVR. I believe the vu cube will not give you HD.I think you need the more expensive model. Just my opinion - haven't personally tried it.
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no, it does not. actually, I have had it over a year and it has never been used-apparently when the FCC mandated a completely digital signal after Jan. 31, 2009 it created a situation where the tuner does not "see" channels so they can be loaded. I also have a Toshiba machine with the same problem. This is a pet gripe of mine-none of the Tivos or cable co. dvrs contain a computer drive like these did; you used to be able to record to the hard drive, and then edit and save to a blank disc if it was something you wanted to archive. The fact that I PAY for cable and can't even do what I want with it makes me nuts!