Seagate's Showcase HDD turns DISH Network receivers into DVRs
by Darren Murph 
posted Jan 15th 2009 at 6:20AM
Filed under: DVRs, Other hardware, Set-top boxes
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MisterLas @ Jan 15th 2009 8:35AM
Ummm... The VIP612/622/722 are already DVRs...
Tim @ Jan 15th 2009 9:24AM
But they allow for the use of external drives as additional storage space. That's likely what the certification refers to.
MisterLas @ Jan 15th 2009 11:33AM
I understand that... I already do that on my 722 and 612. But the article makes it seem as if buying that drive will magically make your 612/622/722 a DVR.
MisterLas @ Jan 15th 2009 11:35AM
Sorry... the sentence that states "In essence, this here hard drive converts the receivers in the bunch into full-fledged DVRs, giving you one less reason to spend haphazardly on a new set-top-box." clearly implies that buying that drive will turn your already existing DVR into a DVR...
Angelo @ Jan 16th 2009 10:13PM
News Flash... ANY VANILLA HDD Enclosure will also perform the same magic, they just aren't "certified" by echostar...