DishTV 211z receiver.

Bumpyroad wrote:
by adding a hard drive is this put into the 211 it self or just stand alone? if stand alone, can't see how setting it is that easy. if installed into the 211 can you just order one with it already installed.
bumpy

Stand alone. It need to have its own 110v power source. The hard drive plugs in with usb.
Pat

Thanks BB_TX and wa8yxm. You answered my question.

by adding a hard drive is this put into the 211 it self or just stand alone? if stand alone, can't see how setting it is that easy. if installed into the 211 can you just order one with it already installed.
bumpy

Dish software is based on REPLAY TV which I know well.

To record: Go to program guide and press the red-dot button

Or press Select and choose "Record"

To record a daily or weekly show....

Press Red Dot twice or select and choose record

When you select and choose you can choose to
Record ONLY this show
Record ONLY First run shows
Record First Run and Repeats.

IT has been a bit since I did a Dish unit (About 18 months) but on my Replays I can also set up theme channels.. For example I tell it to "Record all shows, any channel, any time with a title containing "CSI"

CSI: (original series)
CSI NY
CSI Miama

All get recorded. Caution when using this on dish.. Several networks do show-a-thons all the time.. For example 10 hours of NCIS a day or BONES or ,,well, CSI.

To record you just select the program in the program guide and press the record button on the remote.
To watch recorded programs press the Dish On Demand button on the remote and select from the recorded programs list.
Since it is a single receiver box you can't watch one program and simultaneously record another for the same time slot.