Western Digital My DVR Expander 500 GB eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive WDG1S5000VN
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Customer Review: An easy expansion to my DVR
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned this for about 9 months now, and am extremely happy with it (that is to say that I have had 0 problems with it, it just sits there and works).
I am using it on Time Warner Cable's Scientific Atlanta 8300 HDC DVR.
The cable that came with it was the correct one for my DVR.
Installation was easy. Unplug the DVR, attach the cable to the DVR and Drive, plugin/power up the drive, plugin the DVR, and follow the instructions when they show up on the TV (drive needs to be formatted).
Voila, about 5 times as much memory. The new problem is that it takes a while to scroll throught all of the recordings to find the one you want to watch.
My only real complaint is that you can't move the drive to a different DVR. If you do, the new DVR will not recognize it and ask if you want to install/reformat it.
Also, you will lose most or all of your recordings if you reboot your DVR w/o the drive once it has been in use.
Evidently, (at least with Time Warner Cable's DVR) the recordings are split between the DVR and the Drive so that neither is whole. This is not the drive's fault, so I can't detract from the drive review.
Customer Review: As easy as pie to set up
Summary: 5 Stars
Just hook up as directed in the included instructions and follow the on-screen directions. Up and running in no time. I now have the capability of storing 93 hours of HD programming or over 800 hours in SD on my Tivo HD DVR. Customer Review: Drive Died In Less Than 2 Years
Summary: 1 Stars
Bought this drive and have been using it for less than 2 years. Has always been inconsistent when trying to mount the drive. One day it just stopped working. Starts to spin up, makes huge clunk sound, and stops. It does this 6 times in a row before stopping. Will never buy another WD drive. I'm really nervous because soon after I bought this one, I bought a 160GB Passport by WD. The Passport is still working - so far so good.Customer Review: WD My DVR Expander
Summary: 5 Stars
Seems like a good product. Installation with my Tivo HD unit was quick and flawless. Amazon had, by far, the best price and overall value.Customer Review: It works excellently
Summary: 5 Stars
This external drive is used to record video from a Pace DC700X HD cable box connected to a standard digital cable service. This combination works as well as my other cable box that includes an internal hard drive for video recording.