Bumpyroad wrote:
rbtglove wrote:
Also have always got HD with ours, use the HDMI connection. Also used a old external hard drive with no external power (worked fine) for awhile until I bought a new one. I had and it
can it be any external hard drive or does it have to be special? just notify dish and spend $40??
bumpy
Dish recommends an external drive with a separate power supply, but many have reported using a USB powered drive without problems. The maximum size the VIP211 receiver supports is 1TB, but a larger drive may work although the formatting process may still limit it to 1TB.