Iomega DVR Expander Drive, eSATA, 500GB - 34172

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	Price: $145.99
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Features - Compatible ¿ Tested to work with eSATA-enabled Pace Americas Set Box or Scientific Atlanta Explorer digital video recorder (DVR) - High Capacity - Stores up to 300 hours of standard-definition TV or 60 hours of high-definition TV - Easy to use - Recording location is automatically managed by the DVR - Compact and Quiet - Sleek silver drive sits vertically in stand and quietly compliments your home theatre experience - 3 year warranty with product registration Product Description Iomega's DVR Expander Drive adds up to 500 GB of storage capacity to your eSATA-enabled Pace Americas Set Top Box or Scientific Atlanta Explorer digital video recorder so you can enjoy more movies and TV. Store up to 300 hours of standard-definition or 60 hours of high-definition TV. Easy to use, the recording location is automatically managed by the DVR. This compact, sleek drive sits horizontally or vertically (in stand) and quietly complements your home theatre experience. Check with your local cable service provider to confirm service compatibility. Amazon.com Product Description Amazon.com Product Description The Iomega DVR Expander Drive lets you enjoy more movies and television by adding an additional 500 GB of storage to your Scientific Atlanta Explorer digital video recorder (DVR). Now you don't have to worry about erasing shows to make room for new ones, just leave everything on the drive and watch them all whenever you want. With 500 GB of storage, you can record more with your DVR. View larger. Seamless Setup and Blends in with Your Decor The DVR Expander Drive has been tested to work seamlessly with the Scientific Atlanta Explorer eSATA enabled digital video recorder. Just plug it in and the DVR will take over; recording location is all managed automatically by the DVR. Since the drive uses the fast eSATA connection for data transfer, recording will work without any problems or hiccups. Thanks to a stylish metal look, the drive complements your home theater, and doesn't have any distracting bright lights. The drive can be placed either horizontally, or vertically on the included stand. Because there is no fan, the drive stays quiet while in use, so the quiet tense moments of your program stay that way. Extra Storage Capacity Lets You Watch More Instead of worrying about which movies to delete or keep, you can now simply leave it on the hard drive until you have time to watch it. With 500 GB of additional storage, you can record and store up to 300 hours of standard-definition TV or 60 hours of high-definition TV. The Iomega DVR Expander Drive measures 4.75 x 1.22 x 7.82 inches (WxHxD), and weighs 1.95 pounds. What's in the Box DVR Expander Drive, eSATA cable, power supply, quick start guide. The Expander Drive includes a stand for vertical placement Customer Reviews Simple Storage Date: 2008-07-08 | Rating: 5 Iomega eSATA 500GB DVR Expander Drive - 34172 Iomega does it again with another simple storage device that adds storage capacity to my Tivo Series 3 HD DVR. It's simple I plugged it in rebooted and presto it worked! Simple to set up. Works perfrectly with SA 8300 HD DVR Date: 2009-03-06 | Rating: 5 Connects quickly. Required one reboot to recognize and format the drive and then another to ensure that it was used for recording. Quadruples the capacity of the standard Scientific Atlanta 8300HD. Essential Accessory to a DVR Date: 2008-12-22 | Rating: 5 DVR drives never have enough space. The Iomega DVR Expander Drive is the perfect solution to the problem. It worked like a charm right from the start and was easy to hook up by just following the instructions. We have a Scientific Atlanta 8240HDC DVR from Cox Cable, but it has an eSATA connection on the back even though that model is not supposed to have one. I called Cox to make sure the Iomega DVR Expander would work even though Iomega only advertises it to work with the 8300 series and above. Cox assured me it would work as long as my 8240 had the eSATA connection, and they were right. My storage immediately went from around 93% to 21%. We used to run out of space all the time, but so far we are still below 35% usage. The Iomega DVR Expander has made it possible to really enjoy our DVR. The Iomega has a cooling fan which makes a slight hum in the background, but it is not noticeable at all when the TV is on. One reason I ordered the Iomega rather than a competing brand was I thought the drive would run cooler and last longer because it does have a cooling fan (some brands don't) and also has an aluminum casing to help dissipate the heat from the drive. This is important because these eSATA DVR Expander drives all run constantly 24/7. Heat is the biggest enemy of long drive life, so the Iomega should last longer. You won't regret this purchase! It works! Date: 2008-12-06 | Rating: 5 I purchased this to go with my Scientific Atlanta 8300 HDC Cable Box from Time Warner Cable. It works great. Just follow the instructions and you'll be able to get it up and running in no time. Great product! Great product Date: 2008-12-20 | Rating: 5 Iomega DVR Expander Drive, eSATA, 500GB - 34172 I don't know what else this works with but I have the cable supplied Explorer 8300 series DVR. I'm not technically challenged but if I was this is still the easiest installation I've ever encountered. Typical DVR's are advertised as having X number of hours recording capacity (mine says 30) but if you're recording all HD that drops to somewhere around 15 hours which isn't much if you time shift a lot. With a few simple connections this memory device adds fully 60 HD hours and much more standard signal. It's controlled through the existing DVR so no hassle.