09-01-2022, 07:37 PM
Looks like you're doing the right thing by using USB 1 (the one on the side). It is labelled "HDD", after all.
The manual says to use either USB 1 or 2. Not sure why USB 3 isn't recommended. So perhaps it wouldn't hurt to try USB 2, just in case.
I did wonder about the USB version. The specs say there are two version 2.0 ports and one version 3.0, but I haven't been able to find out which is which. USB 1 has a higher power availability, which might or might not be an indication. But given there's only one version 3.0, but you can use one of two of the USB ports, that's probably not relevant either way.
USB 3.0 devices should be backward-compatible with version 2.0 interfaces, assuming everything else is also compatible. Certainly, I've yet to encounter any USB issues caused by that - I have very few version 3.0 ports, but lots of devices that are version 3.0, but they all work fine in my various devices with version 2.0 ports.
(it's unfortunate that we've got 2 versions of USB interface, and 3 USB sockets on the TV. To differentiate between them, I've used "USB n" to refer to sockets on your TV, and "version 2.0" or "version 3.0" to refer to the USB standard. Anything we can do to be clear about this will help)
Watching the video, I note that it's a different set, where USB 3 is the one labelled "HDD". I also note that it is a version 3.0 socket - the blue plastic is the giveaway, though this isn't 100% reliable an indication IME. If you can look from the right angle, you can usually see the extra contacts that version 3.0 has... As with your set, the "HDD" socket is the one with the increased current capability, which should render a USB hub unnecessary, and perhaps implies that USB 1 is the version 3.0 socket on yours.
There is a fair bit of noise in the forums about Panasonic TVs being fussy about discs and memory sticks - though to be fair, you'd probably get similar results for any brand.
Thanks for explaining the scenario, as I was a little curious about that - I haven't bothered to explore the HDD recording options with my TV because I already have a separate twin-tuner PVR that does a much better job than my single-tuner TV could.
It's common to encrypt recordings for DRM reasons.
Don't suppose there's a firmware update available for the set?
The manual says to use either USB 1 or 2. Not sure why USB 3 isn't recommended. So perhaps it wouldn't hurt to try USB 2, just in case.
I did wonder about the USB version. The specs say there are two version 2.0 ports and one version 3.0, but I haven't been able to find out which is which. USB 1 has a higher power availability, which might or might not be an indication. But given there's only one version 3.0, but you can use one of two of the USB ports, that's probably not relevant either way.
USB 3.0 devices should be backward-compatible with version 2.0 interfaces, assuming everything else is also compatible. Certainly, I've yet to encounter any USB issues caused by that - I have very few version 3.0 ports, but lots of devices that are version 3.0, but they all work fine in my various devices with version 2.0 ports.
(it's unfortunate that we've got 2 versions of USB interface, and 3 USB sockets on the TV. To differentiate between them, I've used "USB n" to refer to sockets on your TV, and "version 2.0" or "version 3.0" to refer to the USB standard. Anything we can do to be clear about this will help)
Watching the video, I note that it's a different set, where USB 3 is the one labelled "HDD". I also note that it is a version 3.0 socket - the blue plastic is the giveaway, though this isn't 100% reliable an indication IME. If you can look from the right angle, you can usually see the extra contacts that version 3.0 has... As with your set, the "HDD" socket is the one with the increased current capability, which should render a USB hub unnecessary, and perhaps implies that USB 1 is the version 3.0 socket on yours.
There is a fair bit of noise in the forums about Panasonic TVs being fussy about discs and memory sticks - though to be fair, you'd probably get similar results for any brand.
Thanks for explaining the scenario, as I was a little curious about that - I haven't bothered to explore the HDD recording options with my TV because I already have a separate twin-tuner PVR that does a much better job than my single-tuner TV could.
It's common to encrypt recordings for DRM reasons.
Don't suppose there's a firmware update available for the set?
