Will this play a movie from an ext USB hard drive via USB cable? The movies I have are on there. My DVR only works with thumbdrives
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I'm pretty sure this model does not have that ability. You need the next-up model.
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Yes. I have tested this. It may take a while to pull the table of contents if you have a lot of movies on the drive.
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No, not aware the compatible receivers record. You can add an external hard drive to the receiver & use it as a DVR. The receiver must be on all the time for it to work.
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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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Seems to work pretty well... I have used both USB flash drives and USB HDD with various movie formats (AVI, MP4, H264, etc.)
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As mentioned "Used With Hopper", your system should ask to FORMAT your MY BOOK. Just as a note, out of the box this drive is formatted NTFS (a file format system used by newer Window's opperating systems). Most likely the file format used by DVR's is the previous format of FAT32 file format system. FAT32 is still a widely used and excepted file format and is the default format used by many other systems other than Windows Vista, 7, & 8. As a matter of fact, WD My Book AV comes formated FAT32 out of the box. F.Y.I. USB 3.0 is Backwards Compatable w/ USB 2.0Sincerely, Bj As mentioned "Used With Hopper", your system should ask to FORMAT your MY BOOK. Just as a note, out of the box this drive is formatted NTFS (a file format system used by newer Window's opperating systems). Most likely the file format used by DVR's is the previous format of FAT32 file format system. FAT32 is still a widely used and excepted file format and is the default format used by many other systems other than Windows Vista, 7, & 8. As a matter of fact, WD My Book AV comes formated FAT32 out of the box. F.Y.I. USB 3.0 is Backwards Compatable w/ USB 2.0Sincerely, Bj
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This will work as long as the video files dont have DTS audio. You can plug an external hard drive into the usb port on the side.
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It operates and functions for all intents and purposes as a wireless keyboard / mouse combination. If you can run a USB mouse / keyboard on the DVR, it should work. I have used this now on 3 machines and have never had to install a driver as it is just seen as a standard input device.
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Your DVR must support audio, if it does there will be seperate connectors an controls for the audio. I hope this helps.
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Yes, i have watched videos off a usb thumb drive. I forget what video formats the TV Supports.
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if you put a hard drive in yes it will record directly to the dvr unit just remember you need the 3.5 hard drive say for a laptop not a full size drive
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Will I be able to record shows that are stored on my cable dvr to this dvd recorder? Has anyone tried this?
1802740
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately this DVR will only work with HD megapixel cameras.
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Not exactly sure but I do have an HD-DVR box....... Actually I'm pretty sure that it won't work on a regular HD box because it downloads (saves) the program to the hard drive on the DVR box. Hope that helps........
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Not sure Thomas, I returned the system due to some issues with exporting footage of the DVR. However, when I was testing this system, it did seem like as long as you had a long enough cable, the system captures (but not exports) fine.
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Yes you can, very easy. the build in Zmodo software formats any hard drive you put in the DVR. The interface is through firmware so hard drive does not store the actual software, only the recorded video.
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Unfortunately, my understanding is that the USB port is only for firmware updates or for inputting content from a USB stick. It cannot be used for outboard memory, nor to export content to a computer. If only it did... This thing is truly a one-dimensional device. I, too, have a DVD recorder with a tuner with which I can record off-air programming directly to DVD, but that proved to be an enormous pain when trying to capture all the episodes of even only two series. At least with the DVR I don't have piles of disks lying around. Sorry to be the bearer of less-than-desirable tidings.
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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