How do I hook up an external hard drive to a DVR?

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Use external Hard drive to watch movies on TV?

Is there a way I can hook up an external hard drive to my DVR(Scientific Atlanta 8300HD) to watch movies? If there is what format would the movies have to be in and would it work the other way? Could i save fromt he DVR to the Hard drive to watch on my computer? Thanks

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I am almost positive that this would not work. First you would need to find out which type of format...

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Can I hook up a external hard drive to my directv Dvr and save and record my shows?

Im running out of room on my Dvr and was wondering if I could plug in a external hard drive via USB to my Dvr. Please help

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First, make sure you have a compatible receiver. Check the model number inside the small door located...

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Can i hook up a usb hard drive to my dish dvr?

I have a dish dvr, and the space on it is full. i noticed it has a usb port on the back. could i hook up a external usb hard drive to it and save my video from the dvr to the external usb hard drive? is this possible?

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no, the usb port on the receiver is not of any use at this time. they will be activating it on certain...

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I just got direct tv w/o the dvr can i just hook up an external hard drive into the usb and record to that?

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RockRatt, sorry to tell you different but DTV still makes a DVR. I just got one installed a week ago...

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Can you hook up an external hard drive to a dvr?

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It depends on the make & model of DVR. What DVR are you using?

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Is it possible to hook up my computer to my DVR satellite box and download the saved items to the hard drive?

I would like to download the saved material in my DVR and burn the items to DVD. Is this possible and if so, how do I do it?

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No. While the connections are there at the back of the box, they are disabled.

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Can you hook up a portable hard drive to Direct tv's DVR?

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Yes, a portable eSATA hard drive should work however, when you connect it, you will lose your internal...

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Can you hook up a USB drive to a DirecTV DVR?

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Hooking a USB flash drive or portable USB hard drive to a DirecTV DVR will yield no results. It is potentially...

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How do I transfer recorded programs from my Dish Network DVR to an external hard drive?

I have a Dish Network DVR. It has a USB port in the back of it. I tried to hook an external hard drive to it but nothing happened. I went to the menu on my TV and pressed on Multimedia. It said that there was nothing connected to my television. I read...

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You connect your external hard drive EHD to the usb port on the back of your receiver. It must have...

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How can i view the info from a dvr hard drive with my computer using only the hard drive?

my dvr fell i have important info have to have how can hook it up to my pc or transfer it to a portable hard drive so i dont lose it?

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You can only use your tv.

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