External HDD for Triax TSC114

top_dog

I was looking at purchasing this external HDD for the Triax TSC 114. Just wondering if there would be any compatability issues with the Triax receiver?? The HDD has USB 3 functionality. Should it be fast enough for pause and play live TV? Or what should I look out for in a HDD for using with Triax receiver? Thanks!

Hitachi Touro Desk Pro 4TB External Hard Drive - Black

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitachi-Touro-Desk-External-Drive/dp/B006T93P94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354316984&sr=8-1

excollier

It may not be suited to av usage. There is a difference.

PogMoThoin

Just because a drive has usb 3 functionality, doesn't make it a fast drive

top_dog

Ok well I have went ahead and bought the drive anyway... if it is not fast enough well at least I will have 4TB of storage. Although this drive contains just 1 disk with no RAID config and speed is 7200 RPM which is pretty normal...

What do I need to look out for when buying an external hard drive for the Triax TSC114 so that I can record and playback live TV?

zg3409

top_dog wrote: »

What do I need to look out for when buying an external hard drive for the Triax TSC114 so that I can record and playback live TV?

Seperate power supply (not powered by USB)

Fast read and write speeds MB/s (not RPM)

High capacity (500MB min)

Some very, very, high capacities may cause problems if the box cannot handle it.

Then ideally you need to format the drive using the receiver menu, and ideally NTFS if possible.

verona21

Is it possible to transfer the recordings to another hard drive to watch on a computer?