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    External RAID HDD for storage

    Well since I really didn't get an answer and the thread got sidetracked I thought I'd ask here...

    I was wondering if maybe someone from VUDU can comment on the feasibility of using an external hard drive, such as the LaCie one I posted already, and if they think using a device that uses RAID 0 would be an issue as a storage solution for the VUDU box.

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    The LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ provides enormous capacity and a transparent, built-in RAID 0 array with no configuration for fast FireWire 800 speed.

    http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10923

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    Re: External RAID HDD for storage

    I don't think VUDU respresentatives would quote on the compatiblity of any specific device until the feature is actually released.

    Now with that said. I have played around with a enclosure called the Drobo. Had one for a month for testing and it works great:

    http://www.drobo.com/

    I would like to see something like this work with the VUDU also....

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      Re: External RAID HDD for storage

      Originally posted by RonV View Post
      I don't think VUDU respresentatives would quote on the compatiblity of any specific device until the feature is actually released.

      Now with that said. I have played around with a enclosure called the Drobo. Had one for a month for testing and it works great:

      http://www.drobo.com/

      I would like to see something like this work with the VUDU also....
      Well I'm not asking for VUDU to tell me if a specific device is compatible or not, what I was asking is if you could use a RAID device, ANY RAID DEVICE for storage, or if the fact that the VUDU box re formats the drive would exclude RAID type devices.

      That's a pretty cool device, although I wonder how it actually works without RAID, unless they are using some proprietary thing that works like RAID. I do like how you can use the device either over Ethernet or directly though USB. My NAS has a USB port, but its to expand storage even more, not as a way to connect your PC to it. Either way, the drobo price is reasonable for what you get.

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        Re: External RAID HDD for storage

        Originally posted by rstone View Post
        Well I'm not asking for VUDU to tell me if a specific device is compatible or not, what I was asking is if you could use a RAID device, ANY RAID DEVICE for storage, or if the fact that the VUDU box re formats the drive would exclude RAID type devices...snip.....
        I do not think that USB drives with RAID software implementation will work. Now, if you had a RAID based on a pure hardware implementation that doesn't conflict with whatever format the Vudu uses (we don't know yet), that just might work.

        I do not expect an official Vudu answer on this for several weeks. I promise you we will post the information here as soon as it is available.

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          Re: External RAID HDD for storage

          Drobo is expensive for what it does. I'd buy/build a Windows Home Server machine (if they ever fix one major bug).

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            Re: External RAID HDD for storage

            This may (or not) be of interest, but there is a lot of good discussion about connecting 1TB SATA drives to Directv's DVR via USB. Talks about various hardware models and prices. This may be a good solution for Vudu too.


            http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=66201

            and

            http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=92029

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              Re: External RAID HDD for storage

              Originally posted by Rusdude View Post
              Drobo is expensive for what it does. I'd buy/build a Windows Home Server machine (if they ever fix one major bug).
              You need to watch the video on their web site. How the drive swaps work etc. You can constantly upgrade capacity and the host machine doesn't need to know anything about it.

              Now imagine that with the VUDU? You fill it up with two drives to start. Add a 3rd drive at a latter date that is bigger than the original. Then latter on you add another bigger drive. Then you retire one of the smaller drives and replace it with a bigger drive....no obsolescence.

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                Re: External RAID HDD for storage

                Originally posted by RonV View Post
                You need to watch the video on their web site. How the drive swaps work etc. You can constantly upgrade capacity and the host machine doesn't need to know anything about it.

                Now imagine that with the VUDU? You fill it up with two drives to start. Add a 3rd drive at a latter date that is bigger than the original. Then latter on you add another bigger drive. Then you retire one of the smaller drives and replace it with a bigger drive....no obsolescence.
                That's exactly what WHS does, plus it does a lot more stuff like auto-backups, remote access, add-ins like SageTV, etc. Also, from what I read, Drobo's transfer speed is quite slow (also true for most NAS devices).

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                  Re: External RAID HDD for storage

                  Originally posted by Nded View Post
                  I do not think that USB drives with RAID software implementation will work. Now, if you had a RAID based on a pure hardware implementation that doesn't conflict with whatever format the Vudu uses (we don't know yet), that just might work.
                  Actually, I believe those RAID devices like the one rstone asked about appear to be a single USB drive. The drive has an internal RAID controller and so to the outside world, it looks like any other drive. I would expect this would work just fine.

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