eSATA

[pc49]

Hi Guys, (my first post). Am looking for a eSATA drive so I can record from my satellite box which is HD. What size etc do you recommend. Do'nt want to spend to much. Any pitfalls what to avoid etc. Thank you all very much.

pc49. Eddie.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Hello Eddie

 

Welcome to FPCH

 

What do you mean, an eSATA drive?

 

Do you mean a normal SATA drive?

 

How are you presuming to record off the sat box?

[pc49]

Hello Eddie

 

Welcome to FPCH

 

What do you mean, an eSATA drive?

 

Do you mean a normal SATA drive?

 

How are you presuming to record off the sat box?

Hi Wolfy, Thanks for reply, my stb (Darkbox) has a eSATA socket on the back to attach a hard drive to record to. As far as I know it's called a SATA drive, I think they come with a remote control. Any more help would be appreciated, thanks a lot. Eddie, pc49.

[Seth]

Hi Eddie.

 

I'd go for a Western Digital from here:

 

3.5in SATA Hard Drives - 2ndchancepc.co.uk

 

The size you'll need depends on how much data you want to store;)

[Dalo Harkin]

Any SATA drive will do - BUT I recommend that you get an enclosure for it to keep it protected and cool.

You can get a 500GB Drive for around £50 from Scan.co.uk

And the enclosures themselves are around £10-£15 - you can get external SATA drives from anywhere now but most just connect via USB or FIREWIRE - just make sure that on the back it has a SATA port

[pc49]

Thanks a lot friends, much clearer now. I just have to connect (via eSATA) lead to my stb, have just found a set of dvd type controls on my remote to operate it, (wondered what they were for). Looks like I've got a cheap dvd recorder,--great. Thanks again, Ed. pc49.