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Review on πŸ“Ί Fantom Drives DVR2KEUB: 2TB DVR Expander External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 & eSATA - Compatible with DirecTv, Dish, Motorola, Arris and More! by Yung Cypher

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Used with Directv receivers - UPDATE in 1.5 years - WARNING

I bought 2 for the price of 2 Directv DVRs. The device works fine when you plug it in for the first time, Directv formats it appropriately (takes a while) and then everything is fine. It's a bit noisy as the DTV DVR is constantly reading/writing and all head movements and selections make clicking noises. Consider it accommodation but I had to move one of the guest rooms. After about a year I had problems with one of them to the point where the show became unwatchable and eventually it just failed. failed because not available for DTV. It wouldn't boot despite multiple attempts (leaved it on for days with constant "checking"). Also, since the DTV handles an external drive with a lot of content, it takes hours to boot every time the power goes out. So I lost the first one and booted from the internal hard drive. Then the second one started having problems when viewed from another device with Whole Home sharing. It freezes and jumps. Some shows even have this issue locally only on that device. so. We are currently reviewing all the content we have on the last receiver that I "upgraded" with these discs. If I had to do this again I wouldn't upgrade at all. I don't think this is 100% a bug is , I believe this is DTV software and I use it. That's why I gave it 3 stars. You have been warned. :)

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Security