External HD

[356B]

I'm looking to buy another EHD, I'm currently using a Western Digital that is several years old, any suggestions or reviews appreciated.
Thank you

 

[navychop]

Currently, stick with WD.

 

[356B]

Currently, stick with WD.

1 TB?

 

[navychop]

I favor 1 TB. Less to lose in a failed drive, but mostly due to the limit of 1,000 or so titles that can be displayed. Not good to have 2,000 titles but you can't see which ones.

 

[Bobby]

I use a 1 TB WD....

 

[thomasjk]

1 TB?

I also use 1TB WD Elements.

 

[Tron2012]

Agree on all points. Plus the 500 GB and 1TBs are getting to be so cheap now you can easily buy 3, 4 or 19 and use them for different categories. Like one only for movies, one for TV shows, etc...

 

[356B]

Agree on all points. Plus the 500 GB and 1TBs are getting to be so cheap now you can easily buy 3, 4 or 19 and use them for different categories. Like one only for movies, one for TV shows, etc...

Where do you get yours?
Does usb 3.0 help speed with H2K or is it even an issue?

 

[Bobby]

I get mine from Amazon and I have no issue with H2K....

 

[thomasjk]

All the Hopper USB ports are 2.0. 3.0 drives will work at 2.0 speeds.

 

[KAB]

I suggest a "Dock", like a BlacX.. Just buy cheap bare drives and label with masking tape and a Sharpie!.

 

[356B]

Thanks everyone, I went with what I have but bigger, I got a 1 TB WD.

 

[Bobby]

Cool...

 

[Foxbat]

I suggest a "Dock", like a BlacX.. Just buy cheap bare drives and label with masking tape and a Sharpie!.

Just make sure you don't cover the vent holes with the masking tape!

 

[ChadT41]

I personally prefer a library of 500gb drives, for action movies, documentaries, old flicks, weekly sitcoms, etc. I just refer back... Reminds me of the sections at Blockbuster and makes searching so much easier, with less data loss at any given moment.

 

[odbrv]

My 2 HWSs have the OTA tuner using up one of the USB ports. I use the other 2 USB ports to connect EHDs. So I can access 2 EHDs in each room the HWSs are in. The 2 Joeys can see all 4 EHDs by linking to each HWS. However I have to power up the EHDs I want to see.Is there a recommended multiport USB hub to allow more than 2 EHDs to be connected to my set up and how far from the hub can you be to power up the EHD you want to use?

 

[Dudleydog73]

I personally prefer a library of 500gb drives, for action movies, documentaries, old flicks, weekly sitcoms, etc. I just refer back... Reminds me of the sections at Blockbuster and makes searching so much easier, with less data loss at any given moment.

Is that you Ken??

 

[ChadT41]

Is that you Ken??

Haha. Naw. Just someone who listened to too many people complain about losing all their info. I am one that just wants to protect as much info the best way. It's the smart money, when programming matters.