Is ths a good choice to pair with a SSD & connect to the eSATA port on a DVR?
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In theory it should work as long as you have a spare USB port to source power from. This needs both the eSATA AND the USB power port connected in order to power the disk.
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Don't have exactly such an experience, but this is one among not many (if not the only!) capable to connect multi-drive bays with spawned (e)SATA. Have connected self-made 5 drives bay, worked fine.However, i would advice you to ask Drobo's tech support regarding tech specs requirement and if their boxes either provide multi-drive (spawned SATA), or single logical RAID-drive on eSATA port.
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You can do it indirectly by recording to your dvr and then transfering the files (in the right format) to the archos, otherwise you need the docking station to do it directly.
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Since it is eSATA, I would say it's worth a shot. I have the WD MyBook DVR expander hooked to my HR24. It has been working GREAT for over 2 years. Bonus with having external HDD, if the DVR fails, you haven't lost your shows (and we all know the DVR WILL fail DirecTV). This Fantom drive does not specifically mention that it is optimized for AV playback. The file system (NTFS, FAT32) means nothing since the HR24 will reformat when it first detects the drive. If it doesn't work well with the HR24, then you always have a 2TB backup for your computer.
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I'm told that there are limits as to how big a drive you can hook to a DVR. I found one post that said 500GB is it for the 8300HD; I've got a friend with a different brand of DVR and his instructions say his maxes out at 750GB. I'd want to be sure the 8300HD will support a 2TB before I dropped $500 on it!
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You will need Qty 2 USB ports, an audio port, a 1394 com port,( if you need it), A four pin connector from your power supply. Also, you can plug the esata connector into a sata port if you do not have esata port. I hope this helps.
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Just add an external SATA drive using provided connector on back panel. Manual does not specify maximum size and generation (II - III) of SATA drive which may be used. Contact DTV technical support to confirm spec details for external drive for HR-24 DVR receiver.
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Use a hard drive with a native SATA connection. You cannot use a USB drive in conjunction with a USB/eSATA adapter or cable.Read more: How to Hook Up an External Hard Drive to a DirecTV DVR | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6801076_hook-hard-drive-directv-dvr.html#ixzz2BNQtM6jJ
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Yes but you would need a esata dock or enclosure about $30 versus just adding it internal
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yes if board has esata hookup and you have enable turn on esata in bios too after put it in,,it is very fast interface
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I run a 32-bit Vista system. Formatted a 4tb drive GTP/NTFS, connected via eSata and it is both fast and reliable. USB does not work.
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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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Connects to cable same type that is used for camera, your DVR needs to have an audio input for sound
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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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I am using with esata connection but I will check if it works with USB 3.0 although max throughput will be USB 2.0 since port on unit is USB 2.0
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This is a usb 3.0 enclosure. So no, if you're concerned about conveying your data from PC to PC, then USB 3.0 is the undoubted winner. Even if the PC or Mac you're connecting5 to has older USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 ports, the peripheral will at least connect and transfer data, albeit at a slower rate. If you are concerned about storage alone, particularly for work projects connecting to a single PC, then eSATA is a totally valid choice. You may even find it faster than USB if you have a lot of other USB devices connected to the PC at the same time. In short, if your expanding your "DVR" for space, or your in IT go esata. If you are transfering data from pc to pc or storage go usb 3.0.
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On the end with the USB connection AND the ESATA connection, you need to connect the ESATA end to an ESATA port AND the USB end to a USB port. The USB port is just to provide power to the drive--it doesn't carry any data. Your laptop needs to have an ESATA port on it. Hope that answers your question