Western Digital WDG1S5000VN 500GB My DVR Expander eSATA | List Price: $189.99 Discount Price: $114.99

| Brand: Western Digital Binding: Electronics Warranty: 1 year warranty
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
Tivo External Hard Drive [Posted on 2008-11-11] I went from 20 hrs of HD space on my Tivo to 80 hrs. It was easy to set up and within a half hour it was ready to go!
Works exactly as advertised [Posted on 2008-11-15] I simply unplugged my TiVo HD, connected this thing, then plugged the TiVo back in. After going through the TiVo menu to activate it, TiVo rebooted itself again and everything is working exactly as expected.
I just wish TiVo didn't take so long to reboot...waiting through two reboots was the only thing that was less than ideal.
A must have for TiVo HD [Posted on 2008-11-16] A better price than direct from TiVo. It was very easy to install and works seamlessly.
If you have the TiVo HD this is a must have to give you needed storage space.
Works as promised [Posted on 2008-11-16] The TiVo had a couple of issues connecting to this initially, but since then it's worked without a hitch. It provides SIGNIFICANTLY more storage and as a result, I haven't missed any of my favorite shows for quite a while.
Failed after 13 months [Posted on 2008-11-17] Bought my 500GB expander in October 2007. Worked great with Cox Cable's Scientific Atlanta 8300HD box for about a year. Then I started noticing tiling in some channels (on live TV, not recorded DVR programs). It got progressively worse. Three techs came out and gave me two new SA cable boxes. Turns out the problem was not the Scientific Atlanta box but rather the Western Digital expander, which was corrupting the live TV signal, even when it wasn't recording anything and I wasn't using the DVR.
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