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But, the ethernet port being enabled is great. Now, that your receiver is on the network, they should add a few features like tivo has. It'd be great to stream your mp3s, photos, & videos from a pc to your receiver.]]>Aug 9th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
I do have an external 300gb hdd, so this could be cool :)]]>Aug 9th 2007 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
I would prefer an HD Tivo, but I hear that they don't work with satellite? What's that all about?]]>Aug 9th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
I think they just did.]]>Aug 9th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
Well, low and behold, I was able to order PPV without a landline. The NFL Sunday ticket is also enabled without a landline. Not sure what is going on, but it works...

Then again, I never had DirecTV before so I do not know if you really needed a landline for PPV, but I heard you did.
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I've heard the DVR interface isn't so good. I'm pretty used to Tivo at this point...is it really that bad?]]>Aug 9th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/]]>Aug 9th 2007 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
Too bad the Dish 622 really, really sucks. The user interface is crap and the box likes to overheat. If you are used to a Tivo, I have to warn you that the 622 is just painful to adjust to.

I'll quote my wife after using the 622 for 3 weeks, "I don't care what it cost, I want the Tivo back".

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And, Dish, if you're reading. Please 86 the DISH logos you plaster all over the menus. I'm already a customer, I don't need your logo taking up 25% of the menu screen.]]>Aug 9th 2007 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 9th 2007 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
I bought a Dish 622 about a year ago and I am very happy. 8 out of 10 stars. I could write up a list of 50 features just off the top of my head that they should, or need, to add. But I’m still happy. The 622 is what the 721 should have been. Dish still needs to learn to design hardware that doesn’t over heat. I finally bought a large laptop cooler and stuck it under my 622 because of this. If there was one feature I would surely pay for it would be for the unit to have 4 satellite tuners and 2 HD OTA tuners (instead of 2 & 1).

Dave - Are you saying you are dropping Time Warner cable internet because the Dish 622 is enabling it's ethernet port? The 622 will be a network client, not a internet provider of any kind. Of course if Dish was actually up with the times they might someday all your PC to connect to the 622 over your home network and watch content off the system. Something similar to a SlingBox.

Greg - in reply to your comment "I don't think they should charge to use your own equipment". Both Dish and DirecTV nickel and dime you in every way they can. Odds are they find an excuse to charge you for the software development that it took to support external storage. Oh wait, they will.

Andrew – agreed. Of course RIAA will force Dish to follow so many rules for sharing the content to a PC/IP device that it’s more likely Dish will abandon the idea for another 5 years, or have to spend so much to make it secure that they’ll be “forced” to charge extra for the functionality. Did I mention I don’t like RIAA. Or DRM. Or fluffy bunnies.

YES – you can record hi-def without a phone line. You can also Order PPV’s till your system demands you plug in a phone line. No way around it, you’ll eventually pay for the movies even if you PPV’ed them 6 months ago.

A USB2.0 drive will perform approximately 1/4TH of the drives speed as if it were on a SATA bus. So a 50MB/sec drive will maybe get 13MB/sec. Thus, I don’t think Dish feels comfortable recording over a USB bus, only moving or archiving to the external device. I do think you should at least be able to play from the external drive…?
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Second, a HD's continuous throughput tends to be in the 40-50MB/sec range for medium range drives, 60-75MB+ for the high end. http://www23.tomshardware.com/storage.html?modelx=33&model1=117&model2=676&chart=34

Unfortunately USB is a crappy interface designed to be cheap. They could have easily improved it's poor effeciency, cable length limit, and throughput (1gbit+) but didn't. Look how cheap gbit ethernet chips are now.]]>Aug 11th 2007 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/our_products/dish_hd/receivers/vip722dvr/index.shtml

but its not for the 622....

& if im gonna be forced to pay $40....they have to upgrade me to the 722 as i jus got my DishHD account thru at&t a few months ago......im payin roughly $10/mo after all the rebates for 1 year]]>Aug 15th 2007 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/
2. A one-time activation charge of $39.99 is required to enable the EHD feaure on your ViP622 or ViP722 DVR.]]>Sep 20th 2007 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/09/dish-to-enable-external-hdd-use-with-its-dvrs-use-ethernet-to/Aug 25th 2007 3:51PM