DVR storage drive?

Question

I have dish network with DVR service and I enjoy the service just fine, and want to continue with it. I wonder if there is a storage device that can be added to move files from my receiver. There are several reasons:

I have timers for a lot of shows that have been on awhile but I never watched them. As such, selecting "new" it would never record. Selecting "all" it records everything including what I already saw and deleted. A different machine would allow me more time to weed them out without running out of recording capacity.

Plus this would be something I own, so I could collect documentaries, concerts, etc without missing shows that are coming in and get deleted right off. Kind of like some people collect DVDs you don't watch them all the time, but there is an accumulation.

When I do forego my dish subscription, the shows I have collected will be on a machine that I don't have to return.

Answer 1

Without knowing your DVRs model I may not be positive here but most likely there is no way to add on a storage device. The USB ports are inactive on most DVR's (Except Tivo's or modifed DirecTV Tivo's) and most other DVRs do not have any other ports that can connect a external hard drive. If you have any other ports, for example some DVRs have firewire ports, or an ethernet port it may be possible in the future. The ONLY other DVR I know of that has a firewire port that can be modified/activated is some of the motorola DVRs. If by chance you have a motorola box then send me an email and I will send you a link of how to modify your box to enable the firewire ports so you can connect a external hard drive or network it to your PC via the firewire port..