Does the CIB DVR use an Enterprise type hard drive or a Consumer grade hard drive and what brand is the drive?
2025505
i dont know! but i wish to upgrade mine to 1tb if and when i open the shell! with 8 cameras i only get about 2wks of memory before it is recorded over! the whole unit vibrates mildly and stays warm! i wish someone could tell me how easy it is to put a new 1tb drive in it!!
2025506
It uses a regular SATA hard drive. I really liked this dvr. The setting up is easy, with a one gig hard drive you can record more than 30 days of high resolution video.( 8 cameras) 500gig = 15 days. I sujest buy the 1gig. It has a feature I loved.... It overrides the last hours of video with new recordings when the hard drive is full, something like the black box in a plane. That's not standard, you have to setup. It warns you about everything even trough email. Remote viewing is easy to setup. I am 100% happy with this product.
2025507
Iam sorry, I do not have the slightest idea what hard drive it uses. Best bet is to call customer service
95936
I opened mine and the label on the disk says it is SATA. For what it is worth. But these new "My Passport" drives are plagued with a partition which pretends to be a read-only CD (it is called a virtual CD). It looks like U3 technology but U3 tools don't work on it. Many people have tried and failed to remove it. If you google "WD My Passport VCD" you will see what I mean. And you will probably decide to buy a Seagate drive instead.
1665317
I am a Vidotron customer with a Illico DVR (Explorer 8300HD+ with 320GB hard drive). Western Digital web site reports compatibility with my Explorer is only with their 500GB model. I requested compatibility report to WD with their 1TB model and my Explorer but no news yet. I see many people with my Explorer model have installed the 1TB version and it appears to be working fine. I am undecided about buying either the 500GB or 1TB version. Do both versions work with my Explorer unit ? Can anybody confirm this? Please advise if you can. Thanks very much, regards.
995073
The link is showing different drives (Western Digitial, Hitachi, Seagate and Toshiba). Which model are you referring to?
1245795
I believe it's Hitachi. I love this drive. I use it for video editing and it's pretty solid.
1902911
I don't know, but you can look up the drive specifications on the Western Digital website.
1899398
The model listed on Amazon has a 500gb Hard drive. That said, there are various models and configurations from Zmodo. The DVR function allows saving to the internal hard drive or a connected (e.g. Via network) computer.
2219889
Every hard drive has his scenerio. Regardless of brand. Btw, this drive only lasted me a few months as it wasnt new and not by Microsoft. It had a label inside that said "recertified". Good luck!
2153493
Any SATA drive should work without issue, I'd recommend a 2TB Western Digital PURPLE drive as they're specifically made for DVR systems, such as this.
965859
Regarding HDD, an internal SATA 3.5" Consumer Electronics Grade one would be compatible with our system.We recommend that you only purchase Consumer Electronics Grade Hard Drives such as:Western Digital Audio Video Green Power (AV-GP), Seagate SV35 Series, Hitachi Cinema Star Series.You may go Amazon, search for "Western Digital AV-GP". Thanks.
1278224
You'll need to ask Buffalo. The hardware device is reported as "gendisk" (generic disk) by my Device Manager. The only way I could establish which manufacturer made my Drive Station hard disk would be to remove the cover. Obviously I don't want to do that. Many computer and peripheral manufacturers change their hard drive providers (bidding for cost-savings) during the manufacturing runs of their devices so you have to ask Buffalo to be sure about what you will get. I can tell you that mine has been a sturdy and reliable drive regardless of what is inside it.
1173847
I am currently using a Seagate Barracuda 1TB drive, 5400 rpm, and have been for several months. Before than, for almost a year, I used a Seagate Barracuda 2TB drive, 5400 rpm. The 2TB drive is really not recommended, but it worked for me for a year, then gave out. Be aware that these drives may not last as long in this DVR as they last in your desktop. Don't be surprised if you have to replace one after a year.
1524431
Keep in mind that this is a HDD and not really a DVR. The significant difference being you pay no monthly service charge renting the unit to a satellite company. I have had mine up and running for a couple of months now, and really like it. By it having a 1 Terabit hard drive, I doubt it very much you will run out of recording space. The significance between this HDD and a DVR, is that you can dub directly to a DVD. Also, the external jacks allow you to copy anything that will connect to it. So if you have old VHS tapes, you can convert them to digital to the hard drive, then copy to a DVD. A DVR cannot do this. This unit will allow you to receive both analog and digital TV reception because it has a built in tuner. Magnavox was the only one on the market that I checked into that was even close to buying. It was very easy to set up and get started using. I don't think you would be disappointed if you bought one, especially if you don't wan't to pay the crazy monthly cable fees.
560689
The Majority brands of Computer 3.5'' SATA Hard Drives are compatible with this 16 chan DVR, Im using a Seagate SATA 1.5Tb Hard drive in Mine. (Works good). The DVR instructions state the maximum Hard Drive to use is 2TB.But you Can also use smaller hard drive with it (like 500 Gb etc).
1037322
I'm unsure, however, I have connected a USB3 hard drive to the unit. I've found that even passport drives work well with the unit as it relates to recording even HD video and being used as a DRV. The only devise that seems to have issues when recording are the slower flash drives/USB Sticks
1290612
Any SATA HD, I had a few laying around and used a 250GB, just screwed it down and plugged it in, it was ready to go. The DVR has formatting configuration pre-installed to set up your HD.
1672713
Yes, the hard drive is plug-and-play, at least in the DVR security system I bought.