Adding Hard Drive to Mini Box

[Pushoz76]

Is it possible to add an external Hard Drive to a mini box?  We really don't like the fact we can't pause live tv for more than a couple of minutes.

[BenMcr]

No, it's not possible.

[roy247]

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@Pushoz76 wrote:

Is it possible to add an external Hard Drive to a mini box?  We really don't like the fact we can't pause live tv for more than a couple of minutes.

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If you want to pause longer you need to press record.

[nodrogd]

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@Pushoz76 wrote:

Is it possible to add an external Hard Drive to a mini box?  We really don't like the fact we can't pause live tv for more than a couple of minutes.

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The mini boxes are hard coded to record on 360 master boxes on Virgin Media UK & Eire platforms. On all other LG operations they store & retrieve recordings from allocated cloud storage.

[Pushoz76]

Sadly if I press record it says no hard drive detected.

[roy247]

You need the main 360 box set to fast start or active start, it will then record on the main box and you can stream from there.

[newapollo]

Hi @Pushoz76 

Even though the Mini Box doesn't have a physical hard drive you can still pause live TV for up to 5 minutes on the 360 Mini Box.

You need your main box to be switched on so it can record from the Mini Box.

On your main box go to Settings > System > Standby power consumption. You have 3 choices.
Fast start  - the 360 starts quickly but is less energy efficient
Active start - more energy efficient than fast start but the box takes a little longer to start up
Eco start - the most energy efficient and probably the one you're using. It uses minimal power but takes a while to start.
The first two options are best if you have a mini box and want to watch a recording on it