# Pvr

**URL:** https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594
**Category:** Tech
**Created:** [May 18, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594 "2011-05-18T08:47:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![whatdidyousay](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@whatdidyousay](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/u/whatdidyousay)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594/1 "2011-05-18T08:47:44Z")

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the citywest pvr’s have a usb port can i connect a portable usb hard-drive to it to increase the pvr’s current storage?

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### Author: ![Astro](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/user_avatar/forum.hackingthemainframe.com/astro/32/167_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/u/Astro)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594/2 "2011-05-18T13:54:24Z")

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Short answer is “no”

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### Author: ![Jabber63](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/user_avatar/forum.hackingthemainframe.com/jabber63/32/77_2.png) [@Jabber63](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/u/Jabber63)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594/3 "2011-05-19T04:34:22Z")

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don’t think any cable companies or phone companies pvr’s allow you to use the usb port, most disable them

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### Author: ![jase](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jase](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/u/jase)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594/4 "2011-05-19T04:39:50Z")

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> [@Jabber63](#):
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> don’t think any cable companies or phone companies pvr’s allow you to use the usb port, most disable them

shaw’s do, i think its both usb and or esata, HOWEVER once you disconnect it and re-connect it, it formats it and you loose all your storage and start all over again.

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### Author: ![system](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/98c254f433ccdc03413891b0179886c00d3d3763.png) [@system](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.hackingthemainframe.com/t/pvr/13594/5 "2015-11-14T17:41:16Z")

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