Binding: Electronics Brand: Western Digital EAN: 0718037123066 Hard Disk Size: 500 GB Label: Western Digital Manufacturer: Western Digital Model: WDG1S5000VN Publisher: Western Digital Sales Rank: 382 Special Features: 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 Studio: Western Digital Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features:
500GB maximum storage capacity (up to 300 hours of SDTV; up to 60 hours of HDTV)
eSATA interface - Enjoy rapid data-transfer rates up to 3 GB per second
7200 rpm for fast read/write times
Soft amber LED screen is easy to read and helps avoid annoyance at night
Product DescriptionInstantly 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Works perfectly
My plan was to eventually get this expander all along. I have always been a fan of Tivo, and when the right deal came my way I got the new Dual tuner HD Tivo that only recorded 20 hrs in HD. Tivo at the time was selling a larger Tivo with I believe 40 hrs recording in HD for $400-$500. 20 Hours is definitely not enough in my house, and if you are considering this, it's probably not enough in your house either.
At the moment they are selling a beast with 150 hrs in HD recording for ... Read More
Rating: - Failed after 13 months
Bought my 500GB expander in October 2007. Worked great with Cox Cable's Scientific Atlanta 8300HD box for about a year. Then I started noticing tiling in some channels (on live TV, not recorded DVR programs). It got progressively worse. Three techs came out and gave me two new SA cable boxes. Turns out the problem was not the Scientific Atlanta box but rather the Western Digital expander, which was corrupting the live TV signal, even when it wasn't recording anything and I wasn't using the DVR.
Rating: - Works as promised
The TiVo had a couple of issues connecting to this initially, but since then it's worked without a hitch. It provides SIGNIFICANTLY more storage and as a result, I haven't missed any of my favorite shows for quite a while.
Rating: - A must have for TiVo HD
A better price than direct from TiVo. It was very easy to install and works seamlessly.
If you have the TiVo HD this is a must have to give you needed storage space.
Rating: - Works exactly as advertised
I simply unplugged my TiVo HD, connected this thing, then plugged the TiVo back in. After going through the TiVo menu to activate it, TiVo rebooted itself again and everything is working exactly as expected.
I just wish TiVo didn't take so long to reboot...waiting through two reboots was the only thing that was less than ideal.
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Electronics : Western Digital WDG1S5000VN 500GB My DVR Expander eSATA
- Works perfectly
- Failed after 13 months
- Works as promised