Do we dare as WHEN an "actual" release date would be?
For streaming, I think USB 1.1 might be sufficient. If you were copying a show or movie from one to the other, yes, then it would be painfully slow....the Dishnetwork info says the 625 is USB 1.1. I would hope it still might work even if it is slower.
Is there an internal USB port?You may also use an internal drive, an enclosure is available for as little as $15 these days.
This is a great announcement. Looks like I'll need to bridge my 622
No. He is talking about just purchasing a regular internal hard drive and then putting an enclosure kit on it as opposed to paying too much for an "external" drive.Is there an internal USB port?
Good news on the enabling fee and our ability to use our own drives. Charlie pleeeeaaaase make it soon. Gotta 1T just waiting.
Questions I'd like asked:
1) Is the "mid-year" release date mentioned in the news conference for the new 22-1 receiver - i.e. any chance for a software release sometime soon that would enable external storage?
2) Any chance we can stream from one receiver to another with the Ethernet connection?
No. He is talking about just purchasing a regular internal hard drive and then putting an enclosure kit on it as opposed to paying too much for an "external" drive.
.They were still getting it set up but she said it will be beta tested by live customers....
2) I read somewhere (don't recall) that you should be able to between the VIP series receivers.
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If you'll read up a few posts, the VIP622 is NOT working with the 1TB drive at this time.Correct, it is about 80 bucks cheaper last I checked and you can always "swap" drives out of the enclosure.
Great example of why your own enclosure is nice.
Thank you for that scoop!HokieEngineer said:it will be beta tested by live customers
"The CinemaStar version of Hitachi's 1TB drive, which is slated to be released sometime in the second quarter of 2007, will have optimized capabilities for DVR recording applications, such as adaptive error recovery and "bedroom quiet" acoustics. All that extra space should be more than enough to deal with high-definition (HD) programming; 1TB can hold about 250 hours of HD video, which beats most of today's TiVos."...Great example of why your own enclosure is nice.