External HD for Humax HB 1100s

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External HD for Humax HB 1100s

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Beiber39

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Hi,

I have a Humax HB 1100s with no hard drive at the moment.

I wish to add a 1 TB external drive so I can record/playback programmes, just wondering what HD is recommended? and where to get them from.

Been on Ebay for many years, normally my first port of call.

Do I need to format the external disk and anything to do in setup once plugged in?

Thanks

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 7:46:46 #1 |
grahamlthompson

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Welcome to our forum

https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/hb-connecting-an-external-hdd-for-recording

https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/hb-1000s-is-this-unit-pvr-ready

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 8:13:10 #2 |
Beiber39

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Thanks Graham,

I will do as shown above and purchase one of the above drives

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 9:42:05 #3 |
Beiber39

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Hi,

just checking, the 1TB - WD Elements says it uses encryption, I assume this does not effect its use for the Humax HB 1100s unit?

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 9:44:36 #4 |
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Beiber39 - 13 mins ago »
just checking, the 1TB - WD Elements says it uses encryption, I assume this does not effect its use for the Humax HB 1100s unit?

Can you post a link to where you are seeing the statement that it uses encryption (I can't see anything in the descriptions I can find)?

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 9:59:23 #5 |
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Beiber39 - 53 mins ago »
Hi,
just checking, the 1TB - WD Elements says it uses encryption, I assume this does not effect its use for the Humax HB 1100s unit?

The box creates a special file system on the box to allow recordings when setup as described in the above links. . As a result you can't then read the drive or play back recordings on any other device unless you connect it to a PC and delete the partition using drive management and then format using a FS that the PC understands (eg NTFS).

All such devices like TV's that will record to usb work in this way.

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 10:43:15 #6 |
Beiber39

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Hi,

link below, its an ebay sale

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WD-1TB-Elements-Portable-Hard-Drive-Black-USB-3-0-With-Hardware-Encryption/401824570291

| Tue 24 Sep 2019 15:41:01 #7 |
Martin Liddle

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Beiber39 - 17 hours ago »

link below, its an ebay sale

Thanks, I see what you mean. I note that the link is showing out of stock. Frankly I don't know whether the encryption would interfere but from an excess of caution I would get something without encryption.

| Wed 25 Sep 2019 9:10:27 #8 |
Beiber39

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Hi,

purchased the WD Elements HD 1 TB, plugged it in and it worked right away, no format required.

One query - can I only watch a single channel or record? It wont let me put a channel in record and watch another one? When I put a channel in record and try to watch another one it just says I can not do it and need to cancel the recording to go to another channel?

Its a Humax HB 1100s - does it only have a single tuner channel which can only perform one function at a time (watch or record, not the 2 together)?

If so, is there anything I can do so I can watch one channel whilst recording another, seems a bit pointless recording a programme if you have to watch it at the same time!!!

Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance

| Fri 27 Sep 2019 20:49:30 #9 |
Beiber39

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Sorry, for clarity.

In case its not clear from the above post, I can record and watch the same programme but NOT record and watch 2 different programmes at the same time.

Playback is fine, shows what I have recorded.

Hope its clear

| Fri 27 Sep 2019 20:54:43 #10 |