I had to replace my old hd dvr box the other day. The hd died. I went to the service center and they replaced it with an updated box, a DCT-3400
The new one no longer has dvi port, but had an hdmi.
It also has usb, firewire-1394 and SATA external hard disk!
The smartcard slot has been moved to the back.
And now the onscreen menus etc work on both the component out and video outs, even on HD channels! They used to not work on the composite outs if watching an hd channel.
I called Comcast, and they say all ports are enabled in this area.
So,, the 1394 is output in hd
How do I use the external hard disk option? Do I just plug an SATA external drive into it and the box picks it up for more storage?
And finally, what is the USB port for?
The new one no longer has dvi port, but had an hdmi.
It also has usb, firewire-1394 and SATA external hard disk!
The smartcard slot has been moved to the back.
And now the onscreen menus etc work on both the component out and video outs, even on HD channels! They used to not work on the composite outs if watching an hd channel.
I called Comcast, and they say all ports are enabled in this area.
So,, the 1394 is output in hd
How do I use the external hard disk option? Do I just plug an SATA external drive into it and the box picks it up for more storage?
And finally, what is the USB port for?