Verizon FiOS TV → Re: Western Digital 1TB DVR Expander

Yes, you access both drives seamlessly.

Don't know about the WD and its cable but why not pay a little more and get a 2TB, you'll likely be glad? I use a Fantom drive very successfully (comes without a cable).

How are you able to access both drives? I have the Cisco box and as soon as I plugged in the expander I could no longer access the internal HDD on the Cisco box. I had to replace the Cisco box a few months ago and when I hooked up the SATA drive I had the same results: internal drive on the DVR was not available.

Thanks

Robert

Once external is full then it will begin recording to internal.

Awesome! I did not know that. Thanks!

R

I can't comment on the Cisco box, but on the Motorola (I wonder when it will be re-branded as Arris, the new owners of this division formally Motorola's) when you see the list of recorded shows, the only way to even know if it was recorded to the internal or the external is that if it was recorded to the external, there is a little icon that is supposed to represent an external HD next to the title of the recording.

Not necessarily full, at least not with the Motorola boxes.

I see recordings on the internal even if the external is at low to mid 90% full.