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 The HDHomeRun FLEX, SCRIBE, and SERVIO models are able to act as DVR storage devices: The HDHomeRun FLEX, SCRIBE, and SERVIO models are able to act as DVR storage devices:
  
-  * **[[:FLEX|HDHomeRun FLEX]]** - The HDHomeRun FLEX has a USB port that will allow a customer to add their own USB hard drive. With a hard drive, the FLEX will operate the same as a SCRIBE model, with both tuning and DVR handled by that unit. While the SCRIBE comes with one year of DVR service, the FLEX requires a separate DVR service purchase. <callout type="info">**Setting up the USB hard drive on the FLEX:** +  * **[[:FLEX|HDHomeRun FLEX]]** - The HDHomeRun FLEX has a USB port that will allow a customer to add their own USB hard drive. With a hard drive, the FLEX will operate the same as a SCRIBE model, with both tuning and DVR handled by that unit. While the SCRIBE comes with one year of DVR service, the FLEX requires a separate DVR service purchase. <callout type="info">**Setting up the USB hard drive on the [[:FLEX]]:** 
-      - Plug a USB hard drive into the [[:FLEX]]'s USB port+      - Plug a USB hard drive into the FLEX's USB port
       - In a web browser go to http://hdhomerun.local       - In a web browser go to http://hdhomerun.local
         - NOTE: That address will go do the first HDHomeRun device found on your network. If you have more than one HDHomeRun device, use the "device ID" printed on the bottom of the unit instead of "hdhomerun" in the address. For example, if your device ID was 104FFFFF then you would go to http://104fffff.local         - NOTE: That address will go do the first HDHomeRun device found on your network. If you have more than one HDHomeRun device, use the "device ID" printed on the bottom of the unit instead of "hdhomerun" in the address. For example, if your device ID was 104FFFFF then you would go to http://104fffff.local
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 +===== Multiple DVR storage devices =====
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 +  * Multiple DVR storage devices are supported, and will be automatically consolidated into a single library of recorded programs in the HDHomeRun app.
 +  * DVR devices will talk to each other and decide which one should record a given program or not, to prevent duplicates.
 +  * The DVR device with the most free drive space at the time of recording will typically be preferred.
 +  * If a DVR storage device goes offline, then any recordings it had will be considered missing. If using Automatic/series recording (requires Full Guide subscription) the DVR will attempt to re-record the missing programs on the remaining DVR storage devices.
 +  * DVR devices will sync with each other about every four hours. If a secondary DVR storage device joins the network, duplicates might happen until that sync occurs, as a fail-safe to prevent missed recordings.
 +  * FLEX and SCRIBE models can be both a tuner and a DVR storage device
 +  * FLEX and SCRIBE models can act as DVR storage for other supported HDHomeRun tuner models
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 ===== Next step: DVR in the HDHomeRun app ===== ===== Next step: DVR in the HDHomeRun app =====
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