"I like the on-demand feature, but I want to use the USB/SATA cable options to move the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 to my laptop. Also, I want to add external storage capablity and not pay to upgrade my unit to 1TB internal."I think (hope) the USB may come with a later upgrade, but I agree that would be awesome.
I had USB ports on my previous RCA DVR, but I never found out what it was for.
I’ve seen original reviews of the HR21 from 2005 where guys were running WMP11 through the unit to play videos, pictures and music. If it’s basically a PC, it would be nice to see extended software features matched with all that hardware (NIC, USB, SATA, etc.).
And, the ability to dial into my unit and record from the road (Mexico, Korea, China, et al) would be great. Maybe I could delete all my wife’s Oprah’s from China?