Has anyone attempted to use this drive to extend a Verizon Fios DVR? if successful what model was the DVR?
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Yes, got it to finally work with my 7216 P2 Verizon set top box. Had to try several times before verizon accepted it as add on, but now seems to be working well with just 4 % over flow shows on the new external since installation several days ago!
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I use it with my DirecTV DVR and it works fine. It's a little complicated (for me) to install and remove, but once done, it works well on my Directv dvr. Hope this helps.
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You don't with Verizon. You have a dedicated fiber supplying your service, so your moca network can't interfere with anyone else's service over their network. I assume you have a moca network between your TiVo and a Mini, is that correct? I'm jealous. I used to work for Verizon FiOS in tech support, and all we have is Time-Warner in Hawaii. FiOS is amazing.
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I have been using it for a Direct TV DVR! It has worked fine until it reached just over 1TB of recording at the remote TV location. This location apparently can not support much beyond this point. It shows the latest recordings & older ones, but not the entire recordings. At the main TV location, the receiver/DVR does seem to support additional content, but everything is slower. ie: switching between channels & programming. The current DVR is 1TB, so that may explain the problem. If the Zmodo recording ability is less than 3 TB there may be a problem of support for additional storage.
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I am not answering your question but was hoping you could answer a question I have. We are looking at using the 1 TB expander with our TiVo HD-DVR. We also have 2 Premiere's so in response to amount of space and recording, I obviously don't think anything is overkill. Are you able to transfer a recording from your Premiere to the HD-DVR you already have the expander on? It's not very clear on TiVo's website and only talks about portability of the actual expander from one TiVo box to another.
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I don't have access to a Roku, but know that if I want to connect a hard drive to my DVR from Dish Network, it must be a powered, not bus-powered drive solution. In other words, if it's anything like my system, it will only work if it has an external power supply. I'd imagine that if your Roku accepts a USB drive, try it with any other bus-powered device. If you have an AC-powered drive, then try that. But, not knowing how Roku uses its USB port is the bug unknown for which you will need an answer before taking action. Finally, hard drives are platform-agnostic; it's the power needed to use them and their formatting (FAT, MacOS or other). I hope this helps I don't have access to a Roku, but know that if I want to connect a hard drive to my DVR from Dish Network, it must be a powered, not bus-powered drive solution. In other words, if it's anything like my system, it will only work if it has an external power supply. I'd imagine that if your Roku accepts a USB drive, try it with any other bus-powered device. If you have an AC-powered drive, then try that. But, not knowing how Roku uses its USB port is the bug unknown for which you will need an answer before taking action. Finally, hard drives are platform-agnostic; it's the power needed to use... » Read More I don't have access to a Roku, but know that if I want to connect a hard drive to my DVR from Dish Network, it must be a powered, not bus-powered drive solution. In other words, if it's anything like my system, it will only work if it has an external power supply. I'd imagine that if your Roku accepts a USB drive, try it with any other bus-powered device. If you have an AC-powered drive, then try that. But, not knowing how Roku uses its USB port is the bug unknown for which you will need an answer before taking action. Finally, hard drives are platform-agnostic; it's the power needed to use them and their formatting (FAT, MacOS or other). I hope this helps « Show Less
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There is nothing built in the dvr that would do it but there may be something you can buy from another company to connect to the network port but I have not checked into it. I will say that the wired network port is very stable and we use several of these in an industrial setting and have never had trouble accessing the DVR over the network when we need it. You would need to see if there is some wireless adapter somebody sells that can convert the network port to wireless but I do not know if they exist as I have never looked.
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Thanks for your input== The unit died on me so back to the store. I never realized how inefficient these unit are-- I do a lot of recording to DVD-RW discs so this unit wont be of any help-- (I had just purchased another 50 DVD-RW discs)I forgot how much work there is in recording the old fashioned way with all the Start & end times-Ch # . With Fios's guide you only have one button to record for future events. I think I'll wait til they come out with a unit with a guide. Although it seems like these units are near the end and will be replaced soon. thanks again!
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As long as the DVR you want to install it into can accomodate at SATA 5.25 bay hard drive, then I don't see why it would not work for that application.
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Yes see my listing for the 2TB DVR Expander from Western Digital - but note that it is only compatible with certain DVRs. See my other listings as well.
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I don't have any experience with fios, but from what I read on the internet the 954 has problems with it. Sorry I could not be more help. Scott
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I used this dongle on a FTA box, I'm don't know for sure if it will work on a DVR
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I'm not sure, but I do know that it does NOT work with a Verizon DVR box so steer clear if you plan on using it for that
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I use a portable hard drive (segate) with my setup and works fine. This way you only need one power source ( for the DVR.
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I appreciate your quick response== I have a Verizon DVR box with my Primary (OLD STD TV)and a what I assume is a STB box hooked to my TV in the Florida Room. I think I understand that if I remove their DVR box and replace it with the Verizon STB box and hook it to the Magnavox HDD/DVR and then OUT to the TV then it should work. I'll let you know when I install the Magnavox DVR. This is really a great program and the response is TOPS.
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Hi.I also have the Videotron Illico Explorer 8300HD + the WD My DVR expander 500Gb. Everything works perfectly. I'm considering buying the 1Tb version, but would like to know for sure if there's a compatibility problem before buying.
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yes I hnsave a hd-dvr box on demand works great took about 20 mins to install I used the wireless feature with a router
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Tivo 3 should support just about any eSATA drive Tivo HD will only support the WD DVR Expander out of the box. They can be hacked to use any drive, but it voids the warranty. There is supposedly a file limitation with Tivos that doesn't allow them to read more than about 1.2TB of space. Whether this will be updated is unknown. The SA 8300HD supports regular eSATA drives, but there are some models that just don't work.