Media:Electronics Autographed:No Memorabilia:No Hard Drive Size:500 Shipping Weight (lbs):6 Dimensions (in):11.5 x 8.2 x 4.5 nv:Capacity (GB):500 Interface:eSATA Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA:Up to 3000 Mb/sec Temperature, Operating (C):41 to 95 Temperature, Nonoperating (C):-20 to 65 Type:Retail Warranty:1 year warranty
Product Description Instantly add up to 60 hours of high-definition TV or up to 300 hours of standard-definition TV to your Scientific Atlanta 8300 or 8300HD DVR. You'll have plenty of room to save your programs longer and never miss your favorite shows.Just plug My DVR Expander into the external SATA (eSATA) port on your Scientific Atlanta 8300 series DVR and start recording even more TV shows, sporting events and movies. My DVR Expander has been tested for compatibility with Scientific Atlanta 8300 series DVRs. The unique no-fan passive cooling system and special hard drive design make it quiet for the living room or bedroom. Designed with a soft amber LED indicator, My DVR Expander is ideal for the living room or bedrooms.
Used for Tivo expansionOctober 10, 2008 I purchased this to expand my Tivo storage. Connection was easy and I have had no problems so far.
On the negative side: This is the ONLY expansion drive approved by Tivo and for which they offer technical support. This is too bad because I would rather have had a 1TG, or larger, drive. This one is already almost full.
Tivo - get on the ball and verify / approve other larger drives for use with HD shows.
Died after 30 daysOctober 6, 2008 The external storage worked great and died after 30 days. With Tivo, you lose most recordings as it puts recordings on both. Have opend an RMA with WD and will see how a replacement works.
Easy to connect and useOctober 1, 2008 Had no problem connecting this to my TV and expanding my capacity to 85 Hours HD and over 800 hours SD. My new TiVo required a software upgrade but that was also easy.
WDG1S5000VN GreatOctober 1, 2008 Great product was a breeze to hook up and install. extends my TiVo nicely would have bought a 1Gb if it was offered.
Works like a champSeptember 30, 2008 Mine showed up yesterday and I hooked it up with no problems at all. I shut down my Tivo, as instructed, then hooked up the drive and power and restarted the Tivo. The only annoying part of this is that the Tivo will request to restart itself again, a good 5 minute process, but once this is done, the drive is good to go.
I'm now set with over 80 hours of HD recording and tons of digital hours. This is a very good buy for this storage device and hooks up to the Tivo 3 effortlessly.
One word of caution, that is not disclosed in the product description. *This drive is not portable.* Once it is paired with your Tivo 3, it needs to stay there. Removing it will erase all of your recordings and you'll have to either re-pair it, or move it to another Tivo 3. This obviously has something to do with the paranoia over DRM as well as the way Tivo breaks up the recording.
Other than that one warning, I'd say this product is highly recommended! Good price, easy installation.
