External Hard Drive v USB Memory Stick

[abu baniaz]

Another option available to you is to record on the HDD of one of your other receivers using the local network.

You can still use a USB flash drive for backups etc.

[birdman]

Its just the ordinary mini usb.

If you really mean mini (rather than micro) I could post you mine (I'll never need it again). PM me your address.

I take it that it is better to get a y cable that fits directly into the HDD rather than use a generic y cable (2 male, 1 female USB) and plug in the HDD cable.

Doesn't really matter, but I don't recall ever seeing a Y-power cable with a female back-end. Mind you, I don't recall ever looking specifically for one.
EDIT: OK, they do £1.75 (free p&p) on EBay.

[techygirl]

Thanks for the kind offer birdman but for that price I may as well just get one from ebay.

[kokojnr]

Another option available to you is to record on the HDD of one of your other receivers using the local network.

You can still use a USB flash drive for backups etc.

Please can you explain how to do this

[abu baniaz]

I am not too familiar with the process. Have a look at section 7.12 of the ViX manual. There may be a bug that requires the installation of samba even though it is not used.

[cactikid]

I would have thought samba was needed to discover other boxes on network when scanning.
First of all do you have other e2 boxes and have samba enabled on all and your other box is mounted?

[kokojnr]

I would have thought samba was needed to discover other boxes on network when scanning.
First of all do you have other e2 boxes and have samba enabled on all and your other box is mounted?

I have OS MEGA in the lounge and OS MINI+ in the room.
I can play recording stored on OSMEGA, on OS MINI+.
just need to know how to set OS MINI+ to record directly to the HDD on OS MEGA.

[cactikid]

I would think you setup a new location that is the os mini+ to record to,that would be in the os mega in Recording and Playback.

[kokojnr]

Thanks guys I got it all sorted both receivers now share same HDD

[abu baniaz]

Can you share the details of what you did for the benefit of others please?

[KBMan1015]

If size isn't an issue, then go for USB. But it's a different issue altogether if you feel 128 gigs or 256 are too little for you might eventually run out.