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Western Digital WDG1S5000VN 500GB My DVR Expander eSATA | 
 enlarge | Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $189.99
Buy New: $134.99
You Save: $55.00 (29%)
New (25) from $134.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 145
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.1 x 4.7
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
MPN: WDG1S5000VN
Model: WDG1S5000VN
UPC: 718037123066
EAN: 0718037123066
ASIN: B0018O77Q2
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| 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 | | • | Cool operation |
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
Great expansion option August 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I paired a WDG1S5000VN 500GB My DVR Expander with a Scientific Atlanta 8300 DVR in order to have room for recording more of the 2008 Olympics without running out of storage space so quickly. I am very happy with the purchase. Instillation is very simple, unplug the power to the DVR, plug in the hard drive, and then plug the DVR back in and allow it to format the drive. The unit is small and attractive. I have only had the unit for two days but have not experienced any playback/recording problems since adding the drive.
 Easy to install works great August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well to start off, I have had this a little over a month but it works flawlessly and was a breeze to install. I have many usb and even a few sata external HDs over the years. Almost all have a noise and or a longevity problem being always on, usually due to a cheap fan or poor cooling. This unit seems very well built and is noiseless comapred to other media units.
Installation was a breeze, just follow the enclosed instructions and it will just work. My first cable card installed ok, but this was 10x easier and no stress.
It is a bit pricey and I know there are hacks that can be done to larger and less expensive external and even internal drives. But having gone the cheap route in the past and having to deal with HDs that go bad after a year or so I decided that I would go with a better quality device that was certified for this job and I am glad I did. I took one star off for not having a 1TB option at this time.
BEWARE: Do NOT Buy Expander Now August 6, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Beware that digital rights management by TIVO is implemented by splitting each recording between the TIVO DVR and the Expander shown here. Once hooked up the two devices can not be divorced without losing all you programs on both the TIVO and the Expander.
If you are like my wife you will loose a lot of movies stored for later viewing. Wait for HDD or when your TIVO drive is filled up before committing. YOU DO NOT WANT TO LOSE YOUR EXPANDER BEFORE YOUR TIVO GOES, if you value your recordings. The average life of one of these HD expanders is 3-5 years or, if you have a defective one like mine, less than 2.
A Must Have for High Def Tivo August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It couldn't have been easier to install. Plug and play. It's so nice to be able to record what I want and watch when I want without having to worry about 'cleaning house'. Only down side is the big ugly amber glowing circle of light that stays on always. This is a must have for HD recordings.
The easy street to Tivo hours July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You got the Tivo as a convenience - to allow you to watch shows when you want. Buying extra disk space for the Tivo is a logical extension of that idea - it lets you have even more control over when you watch shows. 500Gb seems to be enough storage (even for HD movies) that I never feel compelled to watch anything for fear of running out of disk space. I definitely maximize the value I get from pay cable channels by being able to select everything I want to watch from them & do it on my own schedule.
I was very happy to pay a little extra for this device instead of hacking into the Tivo to increase disk space. My former Tivo was a series 1 which I upgraded to 300Gb by cracking into the box & cloning the drive using my PC. Easy enough to do...but this time I don't have to void the warranty on my new Series3 to do it.
I also decided to go with this Western Digital device since it is blessed by Tivo & although chances are very good that I could solve the (possible) technical issues of a third party extension drive, I decided that I'd rather not spend time dealing with such eventualities.
This drive works flawlessly & was absolute simplicity to install (just plug it in).
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