Those of you with Tailgaters

JohnG3 wrote:

DOTLDaddy wrote:

JohnG3 wrote:

DOTLDaddy wrote:
I have been using this thing for a couple of years now:

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Mine is the 500gb version, and I have never even come close to filling it up. Of course, I also don't just keep recording stuff and never deleting it either. If you are one of those kind of people, it comes in a 1tb version as well.

I like it because:

1. It is small
2. It is USB powered, hence no power cube to plug in
3. It has never failed me
4. Last but not least, it was inexpensive

Will this work using an iPhone or iPad charging cube with the USB connection?

I am not sure what your are asking here . . .

The post above says the 211k or z box recommends NOT using a storage device that is powered by the 211 box USB connection. While clarifying my question I figured out why it doesn't make sense. You cannot hook up both the USB charging cube AND the usb connection to the 211 box.

Will it work on the home satellite/receiver to record programs/movies then taken to the RV for playback?

Like the previous poster mentioned, whatever hard drive you use will be formatted for use only with the 211 receiver. I am 99% sure it cannot then be plugged into any other device for playback purposes.

So I have a VIP 211K at home and a 211z in the RV. If I were to plug the storage device into the 211K at home and record movies/programs, can I then take it to the RV and plug it into the 211z and watch the recorded movies while camping?

I've tried this with our 211K and 1TB HD; it doesn't work!

When the receiver formats the HD during its initial DVR setup, it encrypts the receiver's Electronic Serial Number (ESN) into the HD's Sector 0 (starting sector). If that ESN doesn't match the ESN on the receiver, it's "Game over"!