02-10-2006, 03:28 AM
elmo3 Wrote:
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> DVArchive helps that. If you don't want to
> upgrade the drive, install DVArchive and point it
> to a large local drive with lots of empty space.
> Then set up automated actions that simpy move the
> shows off the Replay and into DVArchive.
>
> Despite having 200GB drives, I still do the
> transfer thing with movies.
You're right about DVArchive, elmo! Back when I only had 40GB drives in my machines, I used DVArchive to offload shows onto an 80GB FW drive (that I happened to already have on hand) and later a 300GB FW drive (that I purchased to use with DVArchive). When the drives are connected to my network and DVArchive is running, they show up as additional Replays that I can access and choose shows to watch from/transfer shows to - way cool.
However, I use a laptop as my main machine, so I don't always have my FW Drives running and attached to my iBook. So for me, having huge drives in the Replays themselves saves me from having to get out the FW drives, boot them up and plug them into my laptop to watch shows from. In my situation, it's easier just having plenty of storage on the actual Replays.
DVArchive is an excellent tool, and worth checking out, Newt, if you haven't already.
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>
> DVArchive helps that. If you don't want to
> upgrade the drive, install DVArchive and point it
> to a large local drive with lots of empty space.
> Then set up automated actions that simpy move the
> shows off the Replay and into DVArchive.
>
> Despite having 200GB drives, I still do the
> transfer thing with movies.
You're right about DVArchive, elmo! Back when I only had 40GB drives in my machines, I used DVArchive to offload shows onto an 80GB FW drive (that I happened to already have on hand) and later a 300GB FW drive (that I purchased to use with DVArchive). When the drives are connected to my network and DVArchive is running, they show up as additional Replays that I can access and choose shows to watch from/transfer shows to - way cool.
However, I use a laptop as my main machine, so I don't always have my FW Drives running and attached to my iBook. So for me, having huge drives in the Replays themselves saves me from having to get out the FW drives, boot them up and plug them into my laptop to watch shows from. In my situation, it's easier just having plenty of storage on the actual Replays.
DVArchive is an excellent tool, and worth checking out, Newt, if you haven't already.