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One of my Whole home DVR 'Host' units went bad after 3 months and many many hours are toast. Why isn't there some ability either by COX or individual that you can backup the contents of the DVR. There is a USB port built into the unit! Seems to me that would be a basic requirement in todays world of media needs. I know that many people have experienced data loss at one point and are aware of the situation.....why hasn't COX or other cable providers stepping up to the plate?
KipK
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I'd love that option myself, but sadly both encryption and simple obfuscation have had to be built into DVRs since their inception because media companies barely tolerate them as-is, and they wouldn't tolerate them without copyright countermeasures. Cox, Comcast, Charter, and some others all use some of the same models, and as far as I know we all have the same restrictions. Even third-party DVRs like TiVos don't have what I would call "easy" backup or transfer methods, though they are admittedly superior to ours in that they exist at all. And to be completely honest, no provider is pushing Motorola or Cisco for an in-office unit-to-unit transfer option, because it would take several hours for each transfer.
I know it's not the answer anyone wants, and I don't like it much myself.
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