When I was with Dish previously, using 722K and 621s, my EHDs worked flawlessly. I never had a problem of any kind, and it was something I really missed when I was with Directv (with the Genie the EHD has to replace the internal HD; also it is tied to that Genie, such that if you have to replace it you lose all your recordings.)
Now I have my Hopper 3 (which I really like, and I much prefer to the Genie) and a fairly new WD 2T MyBook External HD USB 3.0. It has always been a bit flaky, in terms of giving the "Spinning Up" notice and then a black screen that doesn't go away when initially trying to play a program from it, and occasionally disappearing, requiring a reboot or two to get it recognized again.
And now it disappears every day, and sometimes takes up to 3 H3 reboots (simply removing and reinserting the USB cable doesn't work, nor does removing and replacing the power to the EHD) to get it recognized.
Is anyone using a Hopper 3 and an EHD that has no problems at all? I'd be willing to purchase another one just to have one that simply works all the time.
Thanks
Now I have my Hopper 3 (which I really like, and I much prefer to the Genie) and a fairly new WD 2T MyBook External HD USB 3.0. It has always been a bit flaky, in terms of giving the "Spinning Up" notice and then a black screen that doesn't go away when initially trying to play a program from it, and occasionally disappearing, requiring a reboot or two to get it recognized again.
And now it disappears every day, and sometimes takes up to 3 H3 reboots (simply removing and reinserting the USB cable doesn't work, nor does removing and replacing the power to the EHD) to get it recognized.
Is anyone using a Hopper 3 and an EHD that has no problems at all? I'd be willing to purchase another one just to have one that simply works all the time.
Thanks