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    Attention External hard drive

    I’m running a firestick cough cough and I’m looking for an external hard drive so I can record just like Sky Q.

    some of the fast drives are expensive so does anyone have recommendations of a drive that’s cheap, fast and small enough to hide behind a tv.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Realist View Post
    I’m running a firestick cough cough and I’m looking for an external hard drive so I can record just like Sky Q.

    some of the fast drives are expensive so does anyone have recommendations of a drive that’s cheap, fast and small enough to hide behind a tv.

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    Ssd you can pick up a wd 250gb for a few £ now and add it to a cheap usb enclosure.
    or a class 10 micro sd card in a reader
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    I’m after speed and space, one’s going in my caravan and the other is to replace Q.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Realist View Post
    I’m after speed and space, one’s going in my caravan and the other is to replace Q.
    I would say go for an ssd then. So much faster than any standard hdd
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    Default Re: External hard drive

    Quote Originally Posted by Realist View Post
    I’m running a firestick cough cough and I’m looking for an external hard drive so I can record just like Sky Q.

    some of the fast drives are expensive so does anyone have recommendations of a drive that’s cheap, fast and small enough to hide behind a tv.

    Thanks.
    What software do you use on the stick? I’ve got Tivimate but haven’t tried setting up to record yet.

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    I’m running via IPTV and app that looks like Q. All I need then is to expand the storage space hence the drive and I can then record as normal and save a mint.

    At present I get Q for free as I used to work for them but that ends end of this month and if I kept what I have my bill would be over £200 plus a month, no chance in hell no way.

    So it’s a money saving exercise and a way to watch and record.
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    On my Shield I am running Tivimate Pro version, and I just record to a USB3 256gb pen drive.
    It works great for me, but I don't record a right lot, hence the relative small size.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tronads View Post
    On my Shield I am running Tivimate Pro version, and I just record to a USB3 256gb pen drive.
    It works great for me, but I don't record a right lot, hence the relative small size.
    great I’ll try that

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    I'd suggest a decent SSD as well.

    How do these record? Is it like identical functionality to Sky Q? Like multiple things at once and live pause, rewind and resart?

    Or more a case you can schedule a recoding and it will record it only


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    Well the drive I purchased below didn’t work until I formatted to FAT32 but the FireTV Stick sometimes seen it and the drive would just drop off.

    Tempted to send it back.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-HDT..._dp&th=1&psc=1
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    Toshiba, never been good in my books. Not read the spec, but a CCTV one will be ideal if you are after a 3.5 drive.

    2.5 drives can be more problematic, some SSD's may even perform worse that mechanicals in the real world use. Partly why I asked how the IPTV records. As simultaneous writes and reads could put it in to panic mode.


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    True, well it’s going back.


    Quote Originally Posted by DJ OD View Post
    Toshiba, never been good in my books. Not read the spec, but a CCTV one will be ideal if you are after a 3.5 drive.

    2.5 drives can be more problematic, some SSD's may even perform worse that mechanicals in the real world use. Partly why I asked how the IPTV records. As simultaneous writes and reads could put it in to panic mode.


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