meaning i can watch ext HD recordings between 622s over the ethernet connection? or do i have to move the ext HD?
obviously, choice 1 is the best (by far).
sounds interesting, i'd really like to see this in action @ my house!
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meaning i can watch ext HD recordings between 622s over the ethernet connection? or do i have to move the ext HD?
obviously, choice 1 is the best (by far).
sounds interesting, i'd really like to see this in action @ my house!
For now you need to moe the drive.
However HP was showing a device which would tie all your 622's together so all your recordgs would be available anywhere in your house.
Moe/Move - it's sneaker net circa 1980, what the heck is the difference?What he meant to say was move the drive
[clarifications:
1) I'm not angry at either of the messengers
2) what i need most is the ext HD
3) I've been able to server SD recordings for years between my ReplayTV boxes, so anything less is a letdown
]
I tried to cover the MobileDish and WildBlue segments as good as I could as I know there is interest in both...
And that's probably the rub. I seriously doubt Dish will enable USB unless they can maintain complete control over what's goes over it and where it goes.
Dish does nothing unless they can benefit ($$$$) from it. I fully expect a USB "enabling" fee will arise at some point, followed by a per-receiver surcharge. It sounds like the HP device would give more control to the customer - something Dish does not want.
The USB drive method you go to the 622, and move the recording from the 622 to the USB drive manually. Then move the USB drive to the destination VIP receiver and play it back.
The HP method, hook up via ethernet to the central raid server, copy to the server a program from a 622 and play back on any VIP via ethernet, no need to move the disk.
The HP method, hook up via ethernet to the central raid server, copy to the server a program from a 622 and play back on any VIP via ethernet, no need to move the disk.
I don't think Dish cares about that, but those that provide programming to Dish do.
I expect the topic comes up during carriage negotiations and in that regard "E" might be forced to "care".
IIRC Comcast DVR's allow for external HDD download and have for quite a while. Do they have copy protection?? Why was it so easy for them to implement?
That was my point. Dish wouldn't mind giving us the storage, but it's providers are the stumbling block
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