ðə dˌiːvˌiːˈɑːɹ ɛkspˈændɚ wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli dɪzˈaɪnd spəsˈɪfɪkli fɚðə tˈaɪ vˈoʊ sˈɪɹiz θɹˈiː ænd ˈɑːnwɚdz ænd, æt ðæt tˈaɪm, ðɪ ˈoʊnli kɑːnɪktˈɪvᵻɾi wʌz ɐn ˈiː sˈɑːɾə pˈoːɹt.
The DVR Expander was originally designed specifically for the TiVo series 3 and onwards and, at that time, the only connectivity was an eSATA port.