Has anybody tried the new HD DVR that Time Warner is now offering. I hear it is made by Samsung. I spoke to a Time Warner tech and he said this is the best DVR he has seen.

What area are you in??

What software is it using?

I have a new Samsung SMT H-3090 HD/DVR from Time Warner in South East Wisconsin. Works Great with my new Samsung HD TV.. Small Hard Drive 160GB only allows for 15 hours of HD storage. Looking for a DVR expander to the E-sata port. The western digital one looks good but can only find listed compatabilities with SA8300 or TiVo. Any one tried this on the Samsung Box???

damnit!

im also in southeastern wisconsin and just got installed with the 8300hdc

i want the samsung to match my tv.

is it any better???????

could i take it in and get a swap?

Raleigh, NC will be testing the Samsung units in the next few months. I imagine there will be a mix of the Samsung's in the Triangle by year-end.

Sammies have been out in Charlotte and other markets for several months. Still some kinks to be worked out.

Much more here:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1152474

and here (starting around April timeframe - about at the page referenced here):
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=723830&highlight=3090&page=254

I'm in NYC and just got the SMT-H3090 (160GB). After recording 7 movies and a couple of half hour shows, the hard drive was already 90% full. I connected the WD 1TB Expander (eSATA) and followed the installation instructions. First reboot did not seem to take. So I unplugged everything and started again. I then followed the onscreen intructions and waited for everything to finish (NOTE: The 3090 reboots twice during reformat/installation). The entire procedure took about half an hour. The DVR turned itself off when reformatting was complete. I turned the box back on and noted that the hard drive was now 10% full. :)

Word of advice: Do not turn off the DVR during the installation procedure, even if you think nothing is happening. Just follow the instructions (both printed and onscreen) and you'll be fine.

I'm in NYC and just got the SMT-H3090 (160GB). After recording 7 movies and a couple of half hour shows, the hard drive was already 90% full. I connected the WD 1TB Expander (eSATA) and followed the installation instructions. First reboot did not seem to take. So I unplugged everything and started again. I then followed the onscreen intructions and waited for everything to finish (NOTE: The 3090 reboots twice during reformat/installation). The entire procedure took about half an hour. The DVR turned itself off when reformatting was complete. I turned the box back on and noted that the hard drive was now 10% full. :)

Word of advice: Do not turn off the DVR during the installation procedure, even if you think nothing is happening. Just follow the instructions (both printed and onscreen) and you'll be fine.

There have been similar reports before (succesful installation, recognizes added capacity, etc.) but the box has not been able to record more than its internal capacity. Have you added any recordings beyond what was represented by the original 90%?

There have been similar reports before (successful installation, recognizes added capacity, etc.) but the box has not been able to record more than its internal capacity. Have you added any recordings beyond what was represented by the original 90%?

Yes, I recorded 7 more movies (in HD), plus a couple of one hour programs (also HD). So there are about 17 recordings in the DVR's library. Hard drive is now 11% full (up from 10).

I'm glad that you got eSATA to work. Keep us updated if it has any problems.

Raleigh, NC will be testing the Samsung units in the next few months. I imagine there will be a mix of the Samsung's in the Triangle by year-end.

Raleigh, NC could start testing the 32xx boxes instead of the 30xx ones. The Samsung 3260 is a nice looking box. Looking forward to try out the 3270.

So, yes, I was able to record seven more HD movies. But I just looked at the new recordings. Only the first six minutes of each movie was actually recorded. So maybe it's not possible to expand beyond the original HD capacity. Or maybe I just need to delete everything recorded before the DVR Expander was added, then start recording programs again.

Suggestions?

Has anybody tried the new HD DVR that Time Warner is now offering. I hear it is made by Samsung. I spoke to a Time Warner tech and he said this is the best DVR he has seen.
I had a SCI ATL 8300 VR w/ an Apricorn SATA attached via ESATA

THe Box had some issues and TW s=came and just gave me a 3090

It sees the SATA port but will not format it..

Apricon had no clue and has sent me to Samsung oit see if TW has the port on.. It sees the hardware on sata but dies not format

Steve

So, yes, I was able to record seven more HD movies. But I just looked at the new recordings. Only the first six minutes of each movie was actually recorded. So maybe it's not possible to expand beyond the original HD capacity. Or maybe I just need to delete everything recorded before the DVR Expander was added, then start recording programs again.

Suggestions?

I am in NYC I have the samsung 3090.
I installed the WD DVR 500gb expander.
After a couple of tries it was recognized and I was prompted to format it.
After the reboot the DVR dropped from 50% full to 10%.
Once I got to about 17% it started to delete older material to make room for new recordings.
I called Time Warner, they dont support it.
I called WD, they don't support the dvr expander.

TW also supplies the SA 8300HDC but WD said they didnt support that either.

I am in NYC I have the samsung 3090.
I installed the WD DVR 500gb expander.
After a couple of tries it was recognized and I was prompted to format it.
After the reboot the DVR dropped from 50% full to 10%.
Once I got to about 17% it started to delete older material to make room for new recordings.
I called Time Warner, they dont support it.
I called WD, they don't support the dvr expander.

TW also supplies the SA 8300HDC but WD said they didnt support that either.
I am in the NYC Area and have the same problem
I reset the cable box and DVR twice.
I am to del stuff I wanted to start recording again and I had to change
the settings on saved stuff to NEVER DEL.

The Samsung SMT-H3270 now works with Start Over and VOD thanks to SW v4.2.2.3 dated 8/16/09.

Moderator, please merge this topic into the existing thread for the Samsung 3090/3270 DVRs.