I'd like to do the following:
1) Remove the 60GB Maxtor that came in each of my two 3060 ReplayTV models.
2) Install external IDE drive housings with removable drive trays containing 120GB D540X Maxtor drives.
3) Get a couple of extra drive trays (also with 120GB Maxtors).
4) Install an additional tray housing in my computer (a P4 1.6GHz, 1GB RDRAM, Win 2K Pro machine).
5) Set up each of the drives with the program mix I want to record.
6) Swap them out weekly (this would mean that the drives would regularly be a week behind on program guide updates) and transfer the 3 or 4 items I'd like to save to my computer to 'edit' and convert to standard DVD format (to be burned using a Pioneer DVR-A04).
Now for the questions:
1) Is this practical?
2) Would I have a problem with having multiple drives being used in a single chassis on an alternate basis?
3) Would I have a detrimental interaction or conflict with my replay channel lineup and what is transferred back & forth with my.replaytv.com?
4) Would I have to be careful to match the drives to a particular chassis (in other words - be careful that the drives were always used in the same chassis rather than generically interchangeable)?
5) And finally, exactly what software/utilities do I need buy/download in order to be able to effect the transfer of the files and convert/edit them such that I can burn DVD-R discs?
Many thanks for any suggestions and/or advice.
1) Remove the 60GB Maxtor that came in each of my two 3060 ReplayTV models.
2) Install external IDE drive housings with removable drive trays containing 120GB D540X Maxtor drives.
3) Get a couple of extra drive trays (also with 120GB Maxtors).
4) Install an additional tray housing in my computer (a P4 1.6GHz, 1GB RDRAM, Win 2K Pro machine).
5) Set up each of the drives with the program mix I want to record.
6) Swap them out weekly (this would mean that the drives would regularly be a week behind on program guide updates) and transfer the 3 or 4 items I'd like to save to my computer to 'edit' and convert to standard DVD format (to be burned using a Pioneer DVR-A04).
Now for the questions:
1) Is this practical?
2) Would I have a problem with having multiple drives being used in a single chassis on an alternate basis?
3) Would I have a detrimental interaction or conflict with my replay channel lineup and what is transferred back & forth with my.replaytv.com?
4) Would I have to be careful to match the drives to a particular chassis (in other words - be careful that the drives were always used in the same chassis rather than generically interchangeable)?
5) And finally, exactly what software/utilities do I need buy/download in order to be able to effect the transfer of the files and convert/edit them such that I can burn DVD-R discs?
Many thanks for any suggestions and/or advice.