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killerman69

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2 HD recordings at once

27 October, 2012, 09:40

Hello which hard drives can handle recording two hd channels at once? i have a western usb powered 5400rpm one and it can handle 2 sd channels or 1 hd but not two hd channels at once. Any models adivised welcomed please? thanks Killer
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dell_xps

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#2

27 October, 2012, 15:09

Never heard of that one b4 m8, I can record multiple HD channels at once with an internal drive.
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turboizzy

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#3

28 October, 2012, 19:56

speed limitations of USB is most likely the cause, consider an internal Hard Drive
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dell_xps

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28 October, 2012, 20:03

Is it a clone ?, does it have it's own power supply ?,
might need its own power supply, just a guess :-)
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killerman69

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#5

6 November, 2012, 12:40

are usb powered hard drives not as good as a usb mains powered hard drive then?
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cactikid

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#6

6 November, 2012, 22:22

no,a powered hard drive is better than a usb powered as there are limits to what it can do.
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