Comments on: Upgrading your DVR: How to increase your DVR’s recording time http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/ Everything you've ever thought, but never had the balls to say. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Myrna Inglis http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30759 Myrna Inglis Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:17:58 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30759 Ok, I was told I can add more recording time if I go buy more gigabytes, or something like that. Something you just plug in giving you more time to save your favs. Does anyone know what I'm talking about??? Ok, I was told I can add more recording time if I go buy more gigabytes, or something like that. Something you just plug in giving you more time to save your favs.
Does anyone know what I’m talking about???

]]> By: ryankanno http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30214 ryankanno Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:50:47 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30214 @milmauka - Typically, the newer portable hard drives don't have SATA connectors - many of them typically have only USB connectors. I did look here for you: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/freeagent/. It looks like only the 'Go Flex' models have the 'Optional powered eSATA Cable'... so it appears that the Go Flex drives would be able to work in the place of what is mentioned in the article. :) @milmauka -

Typically, the newer portable hard drives don’t have SATA connectors – many of them typically have only USB connectors. I did look here for you: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/freeagent/. It looks like only the ‘Go Flex’ models have the ‘Optional powered eSATA Cable’… so it appears that the Go Flex drives would be able to work in the place of what is mentioned in the article. :)

]]> By: milmauka http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30211 milmauka Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:09:27 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30211 Your entry was posted back in 2008, since then the industry has come out with big (capacity) portable hard drives, such as Seagate, Western Digital, etc. Are these newer portable desktop hard drives the same thing as your mentioned, external SATA enclosure and SATA/IDE harddrive. To be more precise, Seagate 500 GB External hard drive - 480 Mbps - 5400 rpm, would this work in place of what you mentioned. Thanks. Your entry was posted back in 2008, since then the industry has come out with big (capacity) portable hard drives, such as Seagate, Western Digital, etc. Are these newer portable desktop hard drives the same thing as your mentioned, external SATA enclosure and SATA/IDE harddrive. To be more precise, Seagate 500 GB External hard drive – 480 Mbps – 5400 rpm, would this work in place of what you mentioned. Thanks.

]]> By: ryankanno http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30191 ryankanno Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:53:14 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30191 @Dave You can definitely record it to a CD... but it takes a bit more effort. On the SA 8300HD, there's video out (OUT 2, I believe) - the same ones you would connect your VCR to. You can connect these outputs to a video input on a computer or a video capture device such as this: http://www.google.com/products?q=video+capture+device&hl=en&aq=f. Once you get the video on a computer, you can burn it onto a CD. The problem is that you can't take it directly off the SATA drive because of the encryption. @Dave

You can definitely record it to a CD… but it takes a bit more effort. On the SA 8300HD, there’s video out (OUT 2, I believe) – the same ones you would connect your VCR to. You can connect these outputs to a video input on a computer or a video capture device such as this: http://www.google.com/products?q=video+capture+device&hl=en&aq=f. Once you get the video on a computer, you can burn it onto a CD. The problem is that you can’t take it directly off the SATA drive because of the encryption.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30190 Dave Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:43:08 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30190 I understand I can record to a VCR tape, but what about a CD? I have several tapes which I think will wear out, so I'd like something which will last longer. SATA drives are not that expensive, but I can't take it with me every where I go. Right now I have the Scientific Atlanta, 8300(HD)? I understand I can record to a VCR tape, but what about a CD? I have several tapes which I think will wear out, so I’d like something which will last longer. SATA drives are not that expensive, but I can’t take it with me every where I go. Right now I have the Scientific Atlanta, 8300(HD)?

]]> By: ryankanno http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30153 ryankanno Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:28:14 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30153 @ime Nope, didn't affect any functionality of the DVR. It still allowed me to pause/fast forward live tv. :D @ime

Nope, didn’t affect any functionality of the DVR. It still allowed me to pause/fast forward live tv. :D

]]> By: ime http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-30144 ime Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:00:42 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-30144 did your upgrade affect your ability to pause or fast forward live tv using your dvr? did your upgrade affect your ability to pause or fast forward live tv using your dvr?

]]> By: ryankanno http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-19447 ryankanno Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:35:58 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-19447 @Darren Damn you. :) Too bad Oceanic won't carry it out here! @Darren

Damn you. :) Too bad Oceanic won’t carry it out here!

]]> By: Darren http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/comment-page-1/#comment-19411 Darren Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:40:13 +0000 http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2008/02/01/upgrading-dvr-with-more-recording-time/#comment-19411 Very nice. I've got a motorola hd receiver with a firewire port. And lucky for me OS X has a firewire dev kit which allows me to stream videos straight off the box and record it with VLC :) Very nice. I’ve got a motorola hd receiver with a firewire port. And lucky for me OS X has a firewire dev kit which allows me to stream videos straight off the box and record it with VLC :)

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