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BenMcr · 24-02-2009, 00:45

The only reason the SA V+ boxes have eSATA is its a standard design

The Samsung V+ is a custom box so if Virgin were planning on external storage they would have left eSATA in as part of the design.

I'm not even sure if USB 2.0 would be reliable enough to handle live tv recording?

24-02-2009, 00:45	#9
BenMcr Virgin Media Staff Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1 Posts: 17,929	Re: External Storage for VM STBs/DVRs? The only reason the SA V+ boxes have eSATA is its a standard design The Samsung V+ is a custom box so if Virgin were planning on external storage they would have left eSATA in as part of the design. I'm not even sure if USB 2.0 would be reliable enough to handle live tv recording?