Expanding Your Recording Capacity; External Hard Drive Requirements - Shaw Direct Satellite TV User Manual

7. Expanding your Recording Capacity

Your HDPVR 630 allows you to record over 220 SD, or 60 HD hours on the internal hard drive. If you
need more space, you can expand your recording capacity by adding an external hard drive.
7A. External Hard Drive Requirements
Review the following information to ensure the drive you purchase will work with your HDPVR 630
receiver.
Supported external hard drives must:
Be connected via eSATA:
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video. This means that when you connect an external hard drive, you can still record two HD
programs while playing back a third – all without any performance issues.
Be Externally Powered:
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select an external hard drive that comes with its own power supply that plugs into a regular wall
outlet.
Be 2.0 TB or Smaller:
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needs, up to 2.0 TB. Here's how much additional recording capacity you'll get with each drive
size:
500 GB will give you over 90 HD hours, or 340 SD hours.
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1.0 TB will give you over 180 HD hours, or 680 SD hours.
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2.0 TB will give you over 360 HD hours, or 1360 SD hours.
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Supported external hard drives should:
Be rated for PVR or DVR Usage:
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designed to be quieter, run cooler, and support multiple HD streams being recorded or played
back at the same time. They're also made for 24/7 usage, making them the most reliable choice
for your HDPVR.
eSATA is up to six times faster than USB 2.0, making it great for HD
Some 2.5" external hard drives may only be USB powered. You must
You can select whatever size of external hard drive best suits your
Hard drives rated for PVR or DVR usage are specifically
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