Just got Vantec Nexstar hard drive dock and W.D. Caviar SE16 500gb (6/19/2008)

far · 06-19-2008, 07:24 PM

Well my last post was about getting the Maxtor onetouch4 750 but that didnt work as i got black screens and basically lost everything i moved to that hard drive.
Now i got a:
Vantec Nexstar hard drive dock (link is a web review)and Western Digital Caviar SE16 500gb
the nexstar cost me $40 and the hard drive cost me $90.00. I thought maybe smaller hard drive might give me better performance and be more reliable. I maybe wrong but that's why i went with a smaller drive.

What i thought was good about this setup is all i have to do is pop in hard drives, as well i can get another hard drive for my computer back ups and with a sata 2 connection. the nexstar also has an on off button and can handle 2.5 hard drives up to 1TB

the verdict
so far it works, i have noticed that fast forwarding at 300X was smother than the seagate onetouch so i am feeling more confident that this is a better solution. SD looks good and so does HD.

The specs on the hard drive are 16mb cache 7200 rpm. I have a 622 receiver.

I will update if this fails but i am at least feeling more confident, and in the long run this is extremely more versatile solution.

I am thinking any usb solution is only as good as the receiver doesn't break as you cant move these hard drives to other receivers and watch the shows. But i am sure some one will crack this problem once they encounter it.

I was wondering does anyone know what hard drive dish use in their receivers? (I did try a search)

far · 06-21-2008, 12:35 AM

update
i am done trying to do the usb thing.

while watching the usb hard drive it says it is not longer connected when the 622 starts to record a scheduled show. Currently the hard drive is not even found.

I give up. I will use the hard drive for computer back ups.

jim5506 · 06-21-2008, 07:44 PM

Looks almost identical to my Thermaltake BlacX SATA HDD USB Docking Station, about the same price.

Great for swapping SATA drives on 622/722. Saves bucks on expensive hard drive enclosures ($30-40 more per drive).

I use Seagate 250GB drives so I don't lose so much if drive craters - no problems, so far.

06-19-2008, 07:24 PM	#1
far How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 23	Just got Vantec Nexstar hard drive dock and W.D. Caviar SE16 500gb (6/19/2008) Well my last post was about getting the Maxtor onetouch4 750 but that didnt work as i got black screens and basically lost everything i moved to that hard drive. Now i got a: Vantec Nexstar hard drive dock (link is a web review)and Western Digital Caviar SE16 500gb the nexstar cost me $40 and the hard drive cost me $90.00. I thought maybe smaller hard drive might give me better performance and be more reliable. I maybe wrong but that's why i went with a smaller drive. What i thought was good about this setup is all i have to do is pop in hard drives, as well i can get another hard drive for my computer back ups and with a sata 2 connection. the nexstar also has an on off button and can handle 2.5 hard drives up to 1TB the verdict so far it works, i have noticed that fast forwarding at 300X was smother than the seagate onetouch so i am feeling more confident that this is a better solution. SD looks good and so does HD. The specs on the hard drive are 16mb cache 7200 rpm. I have a 622 receiver. I will update if this fails but i am at least feeling more confident, and in the long run this is extremely more versatile solution. I am thinking any usb solution is only as good as the receiver doesn't break as you cant move these hard drives to other receivers and watch the shows. But i am sure some one will crack this problem once they encounter it. I was wondering does anyone know what hard drive dish use in their receivers? (I did try a search)

06-21-2008, 07:44 PM	#3
jim5506 Yellow Submarine Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,404	Looks almost identical to my Thermaltake BlacX SATA HDD USB Docking Station, about the same price. Great for swapping SATA drives on 622/722. Saves bucks on expensive hard drive enclosures ($30-40 more per drive). I use Seagate 250GB drives so I don't lose so much if drive craters - no problems, so far. __________________ Programming: Dish HD Absolute with 0.01 Cinemax Displays: Sony VPH-D50Q - 7 ft on the wall; Hitachi 57R59 Receivers: DishNetwork ViP722k; DishNetwork ViP211K; DishNetwork ViP211; DishNetwork 301; 2 - TiVo Series 2's; Accurian 6000; Samsung SIR-T351; Panasonic ShowStopper 2000; ATI HDTV Wonder Dish 1000 on 110,119,129; Dish 500 on 61.5; DPP44 Sony 80GB PS3; Toshiba HD-DVD Last edited by jim5506; 06-21-2008 at 07:55 PM.

06-21-2008, 12:35 AM	#2
far How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 23	update i am done trying to do the usb thing. while watching the usb hard drive it says it is not longer connected when the 622 starts to record a scheduled show. Currently the hard drive is not even found. I give up. I will use the hard drive for computer back ups.