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5 out of 5 stars   Easy to install, within a few minutes.
By Russ on December 03, 2010
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Pros: Quiet, Easy To Set Up, Easy to use, Attractive Design, High Capacity
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Other Comments: [...] easy setup, quick.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Great
By murph on November 25, 2010
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, Easy to use, Quiet, Attractive Design, High Capacity
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Other Comments: works tremendous,120 hrs hd 600 hrs sd
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Great product
By Russell on November 25, 2010
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Pros: High Capacity, Attractive Design, Quiet, Portable, Easy To Set Up, Easy to use
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Other Comments: Works as advertised.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   DVR memory expander
By Mr. Bill on November 22, 2010
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Pros: Easy to use, Quiet, Easy To Set Up, High Capacity
Cons: None
Other Comments: DVR memory expander. Plug and play, easy to setup and use. Quite. Functions as advertised.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Great product!
By Robin on November 09, 2010
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Pros: High Capacity, Portable, Easy to use, Quiet, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: Great product
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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1 out of 5 stars   DO NOT BUY THIS.
By russa2 on November 06, 2010
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Pros: None
Cons: Slow
Other Comments: I have 15 years experience in computer repair and troubleshooting and I have never ran into a problem i could not solve; until now. I bought this for my TIVO Series 3 and it basically rendered my TIVO menu system useless. You can't watch TV when it take 3 minutes or more to pull up the guide. I emailed TIVO and they blamed WD, I emailed WD and they blamed the DVR manufacturer, I emailed the DVR manufacturer and they blamed WD. No support is available for this thing, and it is a waste of money.
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4 out of 5 stars   More DVR Storage.
By williamtel on October 25, 2010
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Pros: High Capacity, Easy To Set Up
Cons: None at this time
Other Comments: My initial HD crashed and needed a replacement. Since this one was Tivo Approved and larger than the one I had, I thought it would be a good replacement. So far I wasn't wrong.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Works as advertised
By Jennifer on October 22, 2010
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Pros: Easy to use, Quiet, High Capacity
Cons: Setup is weird, Big, Not able to share
Other Comments: The setup was a little weird in that the Tivo stopped responding a couple of times for 10-15 minutes each. It also sat with a "Please wait" sign for a bit. It rebooted a couple times and then was all good. You mainly just have to hook everything up, power it on and the Tivo does the rest - just be patient. It seems a bit big - I have a 2TB external hard drive for my computer and it's smaller than this 1TB external hard drive.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   It works!
By David on October 21, 2010
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Quiet, High Capacity
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Other Comments: Even my twin Tivo HD XLs were running out of space with the increasing amount of HD programming available, and I had to be aggressive about deleting shows I might not watch after all. With the Expanders, I just don't have to worry about it. I notice each Tivo has accumulated about 200 "Recently Deleted" shows in addition to my unwatched programs! I was afraid that if they were unreliable, I could lose all my shows. But my brother has had one for a year with no problems, and mine have been flawless for a month. They are unobtrusive and hide behind my center channel speaker where I never even see them. Definite thumbs up on this product.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Excellent
By ernpa on October 05, 2010
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, Attractive Design, High Capacity, Compact, Easy to use, Quiet
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Other Comments: I use it for storing my taped TV programs. About 200 hours of HD programming.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Great eSATA drive at a great price
By Jeannot1 on October 04, 2010
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, Easy to use, Quiet, High Capacity, Attractive Design
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Other Comments: Used to upgrade storage with two TIVO DVRs
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Great Tivo upgrade
By BrianK on August 16, 2010
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Pros: Quiet, Easy To Set Up, High Capacity, Easy to use
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Other Comments: A simple way to expand the number of hours of programming your Tivo can hold. Only con is that it works with one Tivo at a time. If you plug it into another Tivo, recorded programs will not be available on the second Tivo. Othwise, works flawlessly.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   best price I could find
By new Tivo user on July 24, 2010
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Pros: Only Tivo choice, Easy Installation
Cons: Potential short life span
Other Comments: I read other reviews that say this drive is only supposed to last about a year but there isn't another choice right now. I suppose I will replace the internal drive if this one fails since it runs 24/365.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Well Worth It
By Mark S on July 15, 2010
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Pros: Easy Installation, Fast Connection
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Other Comments: Ad-on was well worth it, especially if recording in pure digital and HD. Increasing the tivo's capacity five-fold created lots of breathing room so week-long vacations and HD movies are no problem. This is especially useful if you are loading movies from your computer onto the tivo: you simply don't have to worry about space. When I first plugged the expander in (by the instructions) the TiVo hung on the startup screen. One more power cycle and it came up correctly and gave me the menu to activate the new drive. It takes a little while to initialize after that point, but it only has to be done once. There is no need for the drive to be seen, so I hid it in the back of my tv stand where the extra light won't bother me.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   DVR EXPANDER FOR DIRECT TV
By DZ on July 15, 2010
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Pros: Fast Connection, Easy Installation
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Other Comments: Have not had it very long, but so far it is working great. It was easy to set up and use.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Works great with Directv DVR
By Bill on July 14, 2010
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Pros: Fast Connection, Easy Installation
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Other Comments: Just follow Directv's instructions
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Works great with DirecTV DVR
By Rocky Traveler on July 14, 2010
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Review submitted for Western Digital My Book DVR Expander 1TB eSATA (Black) WDG1S10000VN (WDG1S10000VN)
Pros: Fast Connection, Easy Installation, Cable included
Cons: Can't access DVR's drive
Other Comments: Had it set up 10 minutes after unpacking!
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Works as advertised. No surprises.
By jgc1009 on July 10, 2010
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Pros: Crisp Picture, Easy Installation, Fast Connection
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Other Comments: Now I no longer have to delete old recordings to make room for new.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   PLUG & PLAY perfect for DirecTV HDVCR HR
By Paulito on July 09, 2010
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Pros: Crisp Picture, Easy Installation, Best Price online, Fast Connection, Simple Instructions
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Other Comments: You'll lose all prior recorded content, so write down all PlayList and To Do recording. Then You can re-record Your Favorite Series and Episodes. Otherwise there just aren't any problems. You'll love the new Huge Memory available. I recommend this product for anyone recording in HD.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Lot's More Storage Space
By cmndo on July 08, 2010
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Pros: Fast Connection
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Other Comments: Greatly expands the storage capacity of the DVR allowing uninterupted recording for many additional shows. I've been using a 500GB extender on the other DVR in the den.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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