Travel DVR dock vs. Home DVR dock Any functional difference between the travel DVR docking station and the one above?
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note on the A/V cable: you can't use the one for ipod, zune, or generic camcorder. you CAN use the one from iBook (cheap, but hard to find.). Archos swapped the video and ground conductors. Head's up.
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i have a gen 4 player and a gen 5 dvr dock and i have the same problem with the remote not working. you can buy the generation 4 remote online, would that work with my gen 4 player on my gen 5 dvr station?
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tHE TRAVEL DOCk Doesnt have the DVR Capability. . . It cant record off your TV OR Cable Box. . . Im guessing thats why Its half the price. . . for the people who dont care about that feature. . .
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I just bought the 704 wifi and I'm having a heck of a time getting a straight answer from Archos as to whether the Gen 5 DVR station is completely compatible with my Gen 4 player/recorder.
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thanks for the clarification and picking up the phone ( I guess I should have done that in the first place ) ... anyway Archos sure makes it hard to decide with their array of add-on software and peripherals. They must be French :)
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I have just started using my Gen 5 DVR with my Gen 4 Archos (704) and I recorded from my TV perfectly. I only used the remote that came with the Archos 704 and it worked. I was told by Archos tech that the Gen 5 DVR remote does not work with Gen 4 players...but customer svc. said it did work with the exception of the keyboard. We'll see. For now I can tell you all that I am able to use my new DVR to record stuff on my Archos!!! Yeah!
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That's interesting. I wonder why it's called a DVR. I actually had the same question as Dennis, thanks for your reply.OK. I just got off the phone with tech at Archos and both the home and travel DVR do record from TV, VCR and DVD player. The main difference is the Home DVR dock is not travel friendly because of size/weight and there is no "s" plug on the travel dock.
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okay, I read a little further and it sounds like another significant difference is that you can't play from the archos to an external TV with the travel DVR, but you can with the home DVR... sounds like you also have to pay extra for a power cord for the travel DVR ...crazy.
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Something to add is that while gen 4 players in general work with the gen 5 dvr station (record, play, etc.), the remote will not. For that, you'll need to find the gen 4 dvr station.
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Engadget seems to think the same thing: http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/23/tivo-hd-vs-series3/ See side note at bottom before chart.
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I would stick with the Dahua ones only issue/requirement is hard drive needs to be WD AV-GP. I tried several other China NVR and it had issues with motion or iphone app didn't work.
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No. Dvr i closed circuit . Nvr is power over ethernet. If u have a bnc connection this will work if u only have ethernet this will not
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stand alone DVR, so no PC required, pc is your additional device to view, record, and backup, thanks, ROXSAT
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You can connect your mac or any other computer directly to the dvr via the rj45 port (network cable port) on the dvr and the network port on your computer. However it is better if you use the network cable to connect the dvr to your wireless router. That will allow you to use any computer on your network to access the dvr and if you setup your router to allow a through connection from the Internet to the dvr and setup the dynamic dns on the dvr you will be able to access your dvr and live camera feeds from anywhere in the world with your computer/cellphone or tablet. I just got back from vacation in China and was able to check on my house any time I wanted. It worked great! You can connect your mac or any other computer directly to the dvr via the rj45 port (network cable port) on the dvr and the network port on your computer. However it is better if you use the network cable to connect the dvr to your wireless router. That will allow you to use any computer on your network to access the dvr and if you setup your router to allow a through connection from the Internet to the dvr and setup the dynamic dns on the dvr you will be able to access your dvr and live camera feeds from anywhere in the world with your computer/cellphone or tablet. I just got back from... » Read More You can connect your mac or any other computer directly to the dvr via the rj45 port (network cable port) on the dvr and the network port on your computer. However it is better if you use the network cable to connect the dvr to your wireless router. That will allow you to use any computer on your network to access the dvr and if you setup your router to allow a through connection from the Internet to the dvr and setup the dynamic dns on the dvr you will be able to access your dvr and live camera feeds from anywhere in the world with your computer/cellphone or tablet. I just got back from vacation in China and was able to check on my house any time I wanted. It worked great! « Show Less
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I did not have to forward any ports for this unit. However, I did have to open ports in my firewall, however if your router supports UPNP, enable that and it should work fine. The two ports that UPNP opened for the DVR on my system are ports: 6036 and 85. This system is fairly user-friendly, and q-see provides great support and instructions.
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The two boxes are identical. The DTVPal DVR is also fully HD compatible as well.
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The question is to vague, I have a swann camera on my Defender DVR, the Defender has its own software, it is a good easy DVR to set up. I have used several different brands of DVR's over the years and the Defender is my favorite.
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You can do it indirectly by recording to your dvr and then transfering the files (in the right format) to the archos, otherwise you need the docking station to do it directly.
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DVR = Digital Video RecorderWhich is exactly what this device does... sounds like you ar emisunderstanding the term.
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This thing. Just plugs into your USB slot in the back or front of your DVR. It works great with my sling adapter. I tried to plug both the WIFI and the sling adapter into a USB hub plugged into the back of the DVR, but it wouldn't draw enough power evidently, so that's why I plug the WIFI adapter into the front USB plug
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Mine arrived on Tuesday (11/27) and I'm having mixed results. I mainly want it as a portable DVR (I bought it with the docking station) and sometimes it works and other times I can't even see the recording tab to select it. It was great watching Monday night's Heros while I was riding the train yesterday (it was saved to my Comcast DVR on Monday and I transferred it to the 705 on Tuesday evening), and I was able to hook up a card reader to transfer photos from my camera flash cards (after updating the firmware), so I've had some success. The overall problem is poor documentation, and I'm hoping to resolve my problems by playing with it this weekend. Mine arrived on Tuesday (11/27) and I'm having mixed results. I mainly want it as a portable DVR (I bought it with the docking station) and sometimes it works and other times I can't even see the recording tab to select it. It was great watching Monday night's Heros while I was riding the train yesterday (it was saved to my Comcast DVR on Monday and I transferred it to the 705 on Tuesday evening), and I was able to hook up a card reader to transfer photos from my camera flash cards (after updating the firmware), so I've had some success. The overall problem is poor documentation, and I'm... » Read More Mine arrived on Tuesday (11/27) and I'm having mixed results. I mainly want it as a portable DVR (I bought it with the docking station) and sometimes it works and other times I can't even see the recording tab to select it. It was great watching Monday night's Heros while I was riding the train yesterday (it was saved to my Comcast DVR on Monday and I transferred it to the 705 on Tuesday evening), and I was able to hook up a card reader to transfer photos from my camera flash cards (after updating the firmware), so I've had some success. The overall problem is poor documentation, and I'm hoping to resolve my problems by playing with it this weekend. « Show Less
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You may want to ask the WDTV people if they are compatible. The docks works great on Windows and Mac OSX for 3TB bare drives.
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You mean the USB 3.0 dock right? Not much. The docking station means you use 1 less USB port and have 1 less cable to connect. But a potential difference could be lag. When I was looking up non-lenovo docking stations (all use USB) the one issue I found was that there tends to be a slight lag with the monitor. Probably not a major issue unless you're playing games, but I was worried that the USB 3.0 dock could have the same issue. Not that this docking station doesn't have lag, but I assumed it would be the minimum I could get anywhere. I haven't noticed any lag though with one monitor. Also, I this docking station allows one more monitor than the 3.0 dock (3 instead of 2).
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sorry. I don't know the answer to that one. I did like the dock so much that I bought two of them.
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on vacation at the moment. i'll get back to you when i get home. it works with my hr34 dvr.