Hard drive for TM6900Super

[oldjiver]

Hi,
I have allways used my old Bush video recorder to record the things I want to watch again. I dont save a lot and usually wipe the 4.7g RWs and re-use them regularly. I notice that the TM6900 Super has a USB external drive connection. I would like to reduce the clutter by doing away with the Bush and just using the smallest possible hard drive to record video.
I have seen a 2.5" 120gig at a reasonable price. This would be plenty big enough for me, and it is very compact.
Question... Is it really just plug it in and go for good quality video on an external hard drive.?

[oldjiver]

Alternatively.... A 16gig pen drive would do for the occasional programme , are they up to it?

[eme]

it costs around the same price for a small drive as for a resonable size hard drive. dont see the point myself in spending money coss its small instead of something that does not limit u to much. but u are the buyer.

[satwyn]

also consider HD recordings will use more memory than SD you may need more storage than you think

[wildebed]

******s have reduced the price of the seagate free agent 500 gb drive = now 64 quid.
there are some processes to go through to set it up but there are instructions on TM website.
The seagate also looks good !

[wildebed]

oops ! seem to have inadverently mentioned a retailer !

[madsod]

iv just gone to m***in an dgot a w/d 640 gb down from 99 to 59 , and the 6900 has seen 600 g/b i aslo got a usb port that i can now plug the cable from the back into so i can update usb part num N57FL . as i have my usb on the back well good now

[oldjiver]

Got a Maxtor Basics 500gig at Tescos. £54. Seems a good price.Let you know how it works.

[eme]

thats the way to do it:respect-059::respect-067:

[kenny]

oldjiver - how is the Maxtor Basics working with your TM6900? Is this a 2.5 or 3.5 inch HD, by the way?

[oldjiver]

Its a 3.5inch as the 2.5 requires 2 USB connections because it has no independant power supply like the 3.5. I did manage to get the drive to record 10 minutes of HD content eventually and the quality was very good, impossible to tell from live HD broadcast.
So the drive appears fine, shame about the receiver.

[dobrocop]

if its the same as the usb external hdd operation in the 6800/6900 first models then it wont wake up the hdd from standby for timer recordings,.thats if the hdd has an external power supply,..on my 6800 [previous model] hdd has to be powered thru usb,..but there IS supposed to be a 500 wd drive +ex powersupply that can wakeup when told to by stb ,[ i have the model num somewhere]..think it might have a chip built in,..but as i dont know the new super models then im quite prepared to be proven wrong,..?????dobrocop.

[weavo56]

Hi all , Ive got an old 80Gb usb 2 drive connected at the moment .
Seems to be ok for HD recordings . But has anyone tried the eSATA drives .
I like the look of the Darkstar drives usb/eSATA 500 or 750 Gb , any thoughts ,anyone .:respect-051:

[kim1]

just got myself a 250GB Maxtor JadeEXT to day

M ns £39.99
kim1