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From what we can tell, that is just marketing hoopla to get you to buy a drive “certified” for use in a specific application; in all actuality, users can connect any USB 2.0 external hard drive to their DISH Network HD DVR and expand their storage capacity for a one-time fee. Nevertheless, Western Digital has just let loose its 500GB My DVR Expander, which “more than doubles” your available recording hours by storing up to 300 hours of SD subject matter and 60 hours of high-def goodness.

As predicted, the drives work with the satcaster’s ViP family of HD DVRs, and WD is apparently looking to expand the sort to other carriers as soon as they get with the program and enable USB storage. Those willing to fall for that ploy can procure the half-terabyte drive for $149.99, but considering that the port activation fee is still charged, we can’t imagine looking elsewhere first.

[Via FarEastGizmos]

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Original post by Darren Murph