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Humax HDR1000S Drive Upgrade - 2TB WD Red a good choice?

JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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I know it's stupid o'clock on sunday morning :)

As per the title, is the WD20EFRX 2TB a good choice for the Humax ?. I'm assuming (and hoping) that because it's primarily recommend for NAS drives that it'll be ideal for a PVR with a reasonable amount of usage - not high, but not low either.

I'll leave this here until you're up at a more respectable time :D

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  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    I wouldn't use one in a pvr. A NAS drive doesn't have to cope with a specific area of the hard drive being constantly written (The time shift buffer area). The 2TB WF drives designed for pvr use are WD20EURS/EURX.

    These models are also extremely quiet in operation.


    http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/2879-701250.pdf
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    thanks for the reply .. I did actually order a red earlier unfortunately so I'll have to see if I can change it or at least return it.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    Picked up the WD20EURX 2TB drive today and the installation was an absolute doddle. Booted the box back up and it recognised and formatted the drive immediately - gives about 1.8TB free for recording space which is perfect.
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