DVR Expander? Will this stay powered on for use with a SA8300HD DVR?
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Does your DVR have an eSATA port, firewire, or USB 2.0? It should have an eSATA. The hard disk will stay on. Most cable boxes offering DVR have some sort of option to plug into your computer or an external drive for copying to a hard drive.
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had the same question, i'm glad to hear it works with a 722. i'm debating between this and older toshiba with a power on/off switch (might be better for dvr longevity). does this hd power down when not in use. i also like that this has a 3 yr warranty.
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Yes, you need to be configured on SWM in order to do while home DVR/Genie. This switch, along with associated power supply and splitters provide that configuration. Note that there's also an 8 channel switch available if you don't need that many connections but I went with the 16 just for additional capacity if I need it...doubt that will ever be necessary but it's there just in case.
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Some few devices are non-standard and their HDMI ports are not powered. In those rare cases an AC adapter will be required. I found all the devices I use, except the cable DVR box, worked fine. I requested an AC adapter from the seller and they sent me one, free of charge.
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To be honest, I am not really sure. I put a WD 1TB Green Drive, which other people had issues with in other DVR's & I did not have any problems.
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I am not answering your question but was hoping you could answer a question I have. We are looking at using the 1 TB expander with our TiVo HD-DVR. We also have 2 Premiere's so in response to amount of space and recording, I obviously don't think anything is overkill. Are you able to transfer a recording from your Premiere to the HD-DVR you already have the expander on? It's not very clear on TiVo's website and only talks about portability of the actual expander from one TiVo box to another.
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Yes. It will still record/view on the DVR and on local LAN/Wifi Network without issue
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Correct. There are two outlets on the end that are not controlled (always on) so they can be used for the DVR. Note that there is a delay (half minute or so) after the "master" item is turned off before the "controlled" items go off.
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I have not used this device with either a camera or DVR. I have used it with an Insteon PIR motion detector. That was annoying as the hub itself. I have two of these hubs and if it wasn't for my Insteon light modules used throughout the house, I would have pitched them both in to the trash.
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Yes, this should work for audio as long as your DVR has the proper audio input. I use a similar setup on a swann d1 8 cam DVR. No preamp needed, excellent audio. You can add a longer cable in which case you MAY need the preamp.
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Good Morning, The power is run through the cord that hooks the camera to the DVR. No additional power is required.
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As long as the DVR you want to install it into can accomodate at SATA 5.25 bay hard drive, then I don't see why it would not work for that application.
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Does this work with a HD Tivo? I am thinking of getting one for my laptop and one for my Tivo. And do you always have to keep it plugged in? Thanks!
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Hi.I also have the Videotron Illico Explorer 8300HD + the WD My DVR expander 500Gb. Everything works perfectly. I'm considering buying the 1Tb version, but would like to know for sure if there's a compatibility problem before buying.
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If your DVR supports external hard drives and can provide enough power through the USB port yes.
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No, it is designed to plug into the Siamese cable that goes back to your DVR and Power Supply.
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Tivo 3 should support just about any eSATA driveTivo HD will only support the WD DVR Expander out of the box. They can be hacked to use any drive, but it voids the warranty.There is supposedly a file limitation with Tivos that doesn't allow them to read more than about 1.2TB of space. Whether this will be updated is unknown.The SA 8300HD supports regular eSATA drives, but there are some models that just don't work.