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Is there a large USB external drive I can use to store recordings on our PVR/DVR?
I have a Humax HDR Fox T2. I've connected to it (via a USB hub) several (up to 4) external 2TB USB drives. This has allowed me to backup recordings and play them back. This external storage has been handy as it maximises the storage we can get as the internal drive of the Humax is only 1TB. However:
(i) It is time-consuming & annoying having to negotiate multiple USB drives.
(ii) We now need more storage space, but the 5th USB drive we purchased & tried to add to the hub of 4 drives doesn't seem to be recognised. The problem seems to be (we think) that the hub - an Aukey 7 Port USB 3.o Hub [model no.: CD-H3] - can't recognise more than 4 drives at once.
(iii) And sometimes after a reboot the Humax doesn't see all of the files on the external drives. It takes another reboot or so of the Humax to do that. This again is time-consuming & annoying.
Is there a better way to store recordings? I'd like to attach more USB drives but believe the above problem of files being temporarily 'unseen' may get worse, so I'm interested in other options. I think I'd be looking at replacing the above 4/5 USB drives with just one external drive - of 10TB (at least) of storage in total. BTW: I don't want to increase the internal space as we like having files accessible on an external & detachable drive.
Is that an option? And what make/spec. of external drive should I be looking for to use with our Humax PVR/DVR?
We also want a VFM option of such a large drive. Maybe the upcoming Black Friday/Cyber Monday might offer up some good deals?! Any ideas??
Thanks
Is there a large USB external drive I can use to store recordings on our PVR/DVR?
I have a Humax HDR Fox T2. I've connected to it (via a USB hub) several (up to 4) external 2TB USB drives. This has allowed me to backup recordings and play them back. This external storage has been handy as it maximises the storage we can get as the internal drive of the Humax is only 1TB. However:
(i) It is time-consuming & annoying having to negotiate multiple USB drives.
(ii) We now need more storage space, but the 5th USB drive we purchased & tried to add to the hub of 4 drives doesn't seem to be recognised. The problem seems to be (we think) that the hub - an Aukey 7 Port USB 3.o Hub [model no.: CD-H3] - can't recognise more than 4 drives at once.
(iii) And sometimes after a reboot the Humax doesn't see all of the files on the external drives. It takes another reboot or so of the Humax to do that. This again is time-consuming & annoying.
Is there a better way to store recordings? I'd like to attach more USB drives but believe the above problem of files being temporarily 'unseen' may get worse, so I'm interested in other options. I think I'd be looking at replacing the above 4/5 USB drives with just one external drive - of 10TB (at least) of storage in total. BTW: I don't want to increase the internal space as we like having files accessible on an external & detachable drive.
Is that an option? And what make/spec. of external drive should I be looking for to use with our Humax PVR/DVR?
We also want a VFM option of such a large drive. Maybe the upcoming Black Friday/Cyber Monday might offer up some good deals?! Any ideas??
Thanks