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Supercharge Your DVR's Hard Drive

by Jon Chase on October 13, 2009 at 08:28 AM

One of the curses of HD DVRs is that, when recording HD video, they fill up terribly quickly. But, depending on your cable or satellite provider, and the model of box you have (check with your provider), you can quickly and cheaply upgrade your capacity. First, get hold of a completely empty SATA USB hard drive. Unplug the power cord of your set-top box, plug in the drive (the bigger the better), turn on the set-top box, and follow the onscreen directions to wipe and format your drive. Unfortunately, you won't be able to view your recordings on other DVRs or PCs, but you will be able to record vast amounts of programming.

Tags: DVR, external hard drive, ExternalHardDrive, HD, set-top-box, settopbox, tech tips, techtip, TechTips

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