Anyone know if you can put this in a WD My Book DVR Exapnder for TiVo? They currently only offer it with 1TB and that specific DVR Expander is the only one that works with TiVo. I tried a 3TB WD Red and my TiVo wouldn't let me use it.
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I have read on a couple of TiVo forums where people have installed the WD AV-GP 3 TB drive in the My Book expander and it worked fine. I know the RED drives will not work with the tivo. I've tried three of the RED drives and none have worked. Hope this helps.
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I have installed a Lacie 1TB drive on my DirectTV DVR and so far...only a week.. it has worked well . did need to format the LaCie drive on one of my PC's before I connected it to the DVR. I don't know the Tivo but I would expect the Lacie drive to run on it. I used the eSATA port for a fast data transfer but the USB and Firewire ports should be okay also.As you can tell I did not buy the simpler USB only Lacie drive.
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My first DVR from Security Man worked great for about 3 months. Then, nothing. Would not playback, erase, nothing. I purchased anouther one due to the price, it has been working great for about 2 months. I'm selling the house now, I hope it lasts til closing.
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you can pay monthly, i don't know the price, probably 15???? or you can pay upfront, for the life of the unit, which is what i did, 500 if you dont have an existing tivo or 400 if you do, i did so it was 400 for life of the unit subscription. i don't know the cost of the new tivo subscriptions, there is a new model, probably more expensive. i just got Western Digital dvr expander, and hooked it up to my premier tivo for more memory, 99 here on amazon, very happy with it.
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I have had prior TiVo's Series 2, Series 3 and now Series 4. They start to have hard drive failures after every 2-3 years. I got lifetime subscription at first but decided not worth it if want latest features on each upgrade and the fact hard drives tend to only last 2-3 years. On Series 4 now have the clue is unexpected reboots at first and now some programs (3 today) only recorded the fist 1 minute and then ended. From all I've read most likely sign of hard drive going again. Yes can be replaced but more of a cost and hassle vs starting over with latest version like now Series 5.
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I was wondering if this model has a copyright protect chip, or have folks been successful in recording from Cable Company DVRs? Last night, on my recently-purchased LG model DVD Recorder, I tried to record on DVD-R an episode of The Closer, and got an error "copyright protected -- cannot record" message. I would purchase this Toshiba if I knew it won't have that chip that makes it an expensive doorstop. Thanks.
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I'm having the same problem with the 1TB my dvr expander. Let me know if you found a fix. I've had a 500gb on my other sa 8300 hd and never had an issue.
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I use this with Directv to expand my DVR recording capabilities. It has worked very well. I had a problem with it about 6 months after I purchased it where it wouldn't work. We had lots of data on it that we didn't want to lose. I sent it back to them and they were able to fix it without losing our data. I was very pleased with there service. I am not familiar with Tivo.
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Margaret, not that I am aware of. I'm pretty sure that is a feature specifically for Tivo-to-Tivo. I would think the actual recording file format is different and proprietary to prevent pirating.
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Hi Henry. As you may have checked at Amazon web pages the LV-KDV2804W1-1TB is available in two versions: 4 Channels and 8 Channels.Common to both versions are a 1TB hard drive and 4 TV cameras. For the 8 channels version you are able to add 4 more additional cameras ( I have checked with other different brands without trouble ) which enables you to watch 8 video channels. Surprisingly the price seems to be the same for both configurations at this moment, so I think the best option is at the 8 channel config. Good luck.
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Tivo 3 should support just about any eSATA drive Tivo HD will only support the WD DVR Expander out of the box. They can be hacked to use any drive, but it voids the warranty. There is supposedly a file limitation with Tivos that doesn't allow them to read more than about 1.2TB of space. Whether this will be updated is unknown. The SA 8300HD supports regular eSATA drives, but there are some models that just don't work.
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Wouldn't work with my TiVo series 3 or premiere, which is why I had bought it. I tried various methods but nothing worked. You need a proprietary hard drive to work with TiVo. Wound up selling it on eBay.
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TIVO recommends only Western Digital's "My DVR Expander", which currently comes in two sizes: 500GB or 1000GB (one terrabyte). Currently (Jan. 2010) the 1000GB model is back-ordered on all the web-sites I checked. I did find four available at Best-Buy in Bellevue, WA, for $169.95. Be sure to get the eSATA input, as it also comes in a USB 2.0 form.
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USB is too slow for DVR use. You need a faster eSata cable. If they didn't put one in the box you can buy one on Amazon cheaply. Make sure your dish has an eSata port. Should be am eSata port on the drive. Note! You may lose all your shows on your Dish console. Google about this or read you Dish manual. On my DirectTV, the drive inside is ignored in favor of the external. Good luck.
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NICE!! Now I just wish Tivo would allow you to purchase the Tivo software and install it on a custom built DVR. Premiere with 8 tuners! :)
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Me, too. I have one that no longer records to disc, and I'd love to replace it with one that works, but not at $850. I paid $250 for mine. The unit, when it works properly is amazing. Recording to the hard drive acts exactly like a Tivo. When you are through recording, you can take out the commercials (about a 5 minute job), then transfer to a disc. (After the commercials are removed, you can fit 3 one hour shows on a disc in 2 hour mode. Yeah commercials now take up 30% of a shows time.) Picture quality was good, it recorded and played back in wide screen ( a lot of recorders will only record widescreen, the play back in 4:3),and it did an excellent job of upconverting a regular DVD to High Def, for viewing on a large screen TV. This was a product that they could have made a good bit of money off of, if they had promoted it properly. They blew it. Don't know if you are aware of monoprice.com for your HDMI cables. Amazon's prices for these cables are good, but monoprice has great prices. (I got 2 10' cables and a 3' cable for $17.00, including shipping.) Check them out. Enjoy your Toshiba. HDD DVD recorders are amazing toys.
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Hi Craig, Thanks for your useful input. At this stage I think I too should have gone for the 1TB model. Now I can't seem to download video clips onto the 1.5 TB. It starts off OK then freezes and the usual Task Manager solutions don't seem to help and I end up with the dreaded blue screen. I have to switch off and start again. Very boring. If anyone has a solution would be most grateful for help