grant_whittaker - 33 minutes ago »
What a stupid thing!!
It does answer the question though thank you - managed to move files onto a laptop using a USB stick FAT32
Can't play them, but at least they are backed up now of sorts.
Another question linked to this perhaps - I read that the Humax won't write to disks over 2TB - will it write to disks attached to the network over 2TB? Also, can I copy to a drive over a network that's not FAT32?
If not, can I connect multiple 2TB external disks using a powered usb hub?
Thanks guys
microsoft have done lots of stupid things over the years, probably done some useful stuff as well.
it's worthwhile installing VLC or similar on your pc/laptop etc. and checking the files you copied over do actually play.
The humax can't normally cope with anything larger than 2TB directly, there are some posts where a larger than 2TB external usb drive has been succesful. I'd imagine this is hit and miss and for most people only 2TB would be available anyway.
Do you actually realise how big 2TB is?
the hdrfoxt2's came with 500GB or 1TB, the original 8000T came with 40GB. 2TB is a ridiculous amount of storage, even if you could record 2 HD channels non-stop 24/7 it'd take over 20 days to fill it. Record a 2hr film off film4 once a day every single day of the year and it'd take around 3 years to fill it.
I'm not aware of any sensible network attached storage using fat32 so there shouldn't be any problems archiving over the network. The alternative would be a 2TB external drive, you could connect more, but not how on earth? more why on earth?
once you've got CF up and running I think most things will fall into place and you'll have a better understanding of what can and can't be achieved. Your box will get a new lease of life.
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