External Hard Drives
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Options:
- Desktop
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- DVR Expander
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- My Book AV
- My Book AV Verizon FIOS
- My Book AV Dish Network
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- 500 GB
Model: WDBACS5000EBK-NEVZ
Love your FIOS DVR but hate the storage limits? You’re going to love WD’s My Book AV DVR Expander. It’s an external storage devices that works with your eSATA capable Verizon FIOS DVR to expand your storage capacity. Larger storage capacity means you can record many more hours of TV!
- Highlights
High-capacity DVR expander.
Connect the drive to your compatible USB or eSATA DVR to instantly create more storage for your TV shows, sporting events, and movies.
AV-optimized.
My Book AV with exclusive SilkStream technology delivers smooth video recording and playback and is optimized for the demands of reading and writing video in high-temperature entertainment center environments.
Store media for playback on
your TV.Connect this AV-optimized drive to a game console, Blu-ray Disc player, or media player, like WD TV Live, to enjoy your media on your big screen TV.
- Overview
Expand your DVR storage so you can record more of your favorite TV shows. Simply attach the My Book AV to your Verizon FIOS DVR and you’ll quickly be able to record more and delete less. High-capacity DVR expander - Add more HD recording hours to your DVR. Connect the drive to your compatible eSATA DVR to instantly create more storage for your TV shows, sporting events, and movies.AV-optimized - My Book AV DVR Expander offers smooth video recording and playback with SilkStream technology (available via eSATA connection only). Built with WD GreenPower Technology, the drive inside is optimized for the demands of reading and writing video as well as the high temperatures often found in entertainment centers.Small enough to fit in your entertainment center - The small My Book form factor fits neatly in your entertainment center. It can stand upright or lay horizontally, making it easy to neatly position your drive near your AV devices while maximizing airflow and minimizing heat around the drive.- When used with a DVR, the My Book AV drive expands the recording capacity of a single DVR and cannot be also used as an expander with multiple DVRs or as storage for other AV devices.Please check the system version of your Verizon set-top-box is IMG 1.9 or higher to ensure the eSATA port is enabled before making the purchase. You can determine if eSATA is enabled by checking the On Screen Channel Guide (System Information under Menu/Customer Support). If you have any difficulty finding this information, please contact Verizon Customer Support.
Package Contents- DVR expander
- External power supply
- eSATA cable
- Quick Install Guide
- Feet for horizontal placement
The total program hours that can be stored depends upon the format and data rate of the programming source, operating environment and other factors. Your results may vary. One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
- Reviews
- Specifications
Performance Specifications Serial Transfer Rate eSATA Serial Bus Transfer Rate (eSATA)3 Gb/s (Max) Physical Specifications Capacity 1 TB Interface Dual Interface (eSATA) Physical Dimensions English Height 6.50 Inches Depth 5.3 Inches Width 1.9 Inches Weight 2.60 Pounds Metric Height 165 mm Depth 135 mm Width 48.0 mm Weight 1.18 kg As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.
