[james_uk]

Hi, i have a sumvision cyclone hd player / recorder with a 500gb drive which is filling up pretty quick, i have read in the manual about being able to connect an external drive via the usb port at the front of the machine, has anyone tried this, or tried to connect an external hard drive to it, will it read all the normal players formats and play them without going out of sync etc or no time lag due to coming from the external source?

a quick responce would be much appreciated as i am tryin to decide now wether to buy an external 1tb or 1.5tb external drive for this, if files from the external source play just as they do from the internal source then that will be fine, and pretty good for me, as i was thining of buying a 1tb drive for it as an upgrade but it will be better in the long run if i can just add a drive externaly without any issues with doing so.

thanks

james

[james_uk]

can anyone help with this?

[michaelkenward]

Originally Posted by james_uk

Hi, i have a sumvision cyclone hd player / recorder with a 500gb drive which is filling up pretty quick, i have read in the manual about being able to connect an external drive via the usb port at the front of the machine, has anyone tried this, or tried to connect an external hard drive to it, will it read all the normal players formats and play them without going out of sync etc or no time lag due to coming from the external source?

a quick responce would be much appreciated as i am tryin to decide now wether to buy an external 1tb or 1.5tb external drive for this, if files from the external source play just as they do from the internal source then that will be fine, and pretty good for me, as i was thining of buying a 1tb drive for it as an upgrade but it will be better in the long run if i can just add a drive externaly without any issues with doing so.

thanks

james

After reading your question, I plugged my 250GB WD Passport into my Sumvision HD. Worked just fine.

I can't see why any other USB drive would not work.

By the way, it is bad manners to hurry people along. Be patient. Or you will get either ignored or incomplete responses.

PS This forum has a link to a neat spiel chequer feature.

[james_uk]

hi, thank you for your response and feedback, think i shall order a 1 t drive then, thank you for checking for me and sorry for seeming like i was hurrying people.

[michaelkenward]

The nice thing about using a portable USB is that you don't need a power brick.

The Passport draws enough power from the USB link.

You won't get that with a 1TB drive.

eBuyer has some nice inexpensive housings for anyone in the UK thinking of making their own USB box. Cheaper than buying one.