Western Digital My DVR Expander 500 GB eSATA External Hard Drive
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Customer Review: DVR EXPANDER
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the only product I was able to find or use to expand my Cablevision Scientific Atlanta DVR cable box. I tried several other ESATA drives, however they did not work with this cable box. Both Scientific Atlanta and Cablevision offered very little support about finding the correct ESATA drive for my DVR cable box. Installation was easy, however you have to remember to power on the ESATA drive first and wait about 15 seconds before powering on the cable box. In case of a power failure you also have to repeat these steps. This 500 GB drive will expand your capacity about 4 fold. Before installation my internal hard drive as 98% full, and after the installation it was 24% full. So far it has preformed very well. Also, Amazon offered the best price for this product.Customer Review: Simple, easy, affordable, great investment
Summary: 5 Stars
This external eSATA drive is the perfect addition to any TiVo HD (Series 3) DVR. In my case, I added to a base-line 20 hr (HD) DVR to increase recording capacity to 91 Hrs (HD) / 810 Hrs (Standard Def). Your TiVo HD's system software must be running version 9.2 or greater (I think the current SW version TiVo pushes out today is 11.1), so all you need to do is connect to TiVo's service to "force" the software upgrade. Once done (and this assumes your TiVo HD requires the upgrade in the first place) you simply connect the eSATA external drive to your TiVo HD's eSATA port (with the supplied eSATA cable) and then instruct your TiVo HD to set-up the external drive (simply follow the on-screen instructions).
It does not get any simpler than that.
Customer Review: Time-saver indeed! Works w/ Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR w/ Passport
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite doing an in-depth research, I still felt I was taking a huge gamble. The Passport version of Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR I have has been reviewed as not being easily compatible with this device. But there's an easy workaround for it (the instructions, if I remember correctly, has you turning both devices off before connecting them. But if you keep them on, connect, go thru the menu, then unplug them both before plugging them back on).
I now do not feel as if I need to watch a certain amount shows with restricted time. I now can watch an entire season in one shot. I have an insanely amount of HD movies/shows that was previously taking up too much space before the DVR expander. I have only had it now for about 2 months.
Customer Review: Worked great for 2 weeks
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this after trying the Apricorn 1TB DVR Expander. The Apricorn worked fine but was too loud so I returned it.
The WD My DVR Expander was very easy to set up and within minutes of opening the box I was up and running. The WD was much quieter than the Apricorn so I was happy. Once the unit is up and running you forget it's there and can stop worrying about running out of space, until it fails.
After a couple of weeks I noticed the TV would freeze for a second or two every so often and then last night the DVR complained about the external drive not working and then the DVR locked up. I had to unplug it and disconnect the WD to get the DVR working again.
I'm packing it up and returning it.
Customer Review: Works Great, No Problems
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this product last August and it installed on my Tivo HD without any problems. Immediately my storage was extended for HD recordings. My Tivo's Hard Drive had to be replaced and I purchased a replacement from Weakee's and installed it today. I was kind of worried if I would have any problem reinstalling the storage unit to work with my new drive. After going through the Tivo Guided Installion, I reconnected the drive per WD instructions and it instantly was recognized. No problems what so ever. When I originally bought the unit from Amazon, it was being sold for $144, now it is listed as selling for $119. You can't go wrong with this purchase. No more worrying about running out of room for all the HD programs.