BONGO Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 This is an easy question that most people will know. I'll delete this once answered...If i have a 300 - 500GB external USB hard drive, which is mostly full, or lets say at least 75% full, of video files, would they play without any problems on the PC???Or would they be slow.I have not bought a HD yet and don't want to if i'm not going to be able to play the video's from the HD....Also, if anyone can reccomend me a HD of that size from PC world, curry's etc that i could buy today, or from www.digitalpromo.co.uk (ideally from this website as it's next door to where i am right now... Do cheap ones work as good... Cheaper the better but it has to do the job!All advice welcome, spend my money for me but not too much! ASAP i wanna go home early heheThanks, Bongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Do you mean video files as in divx/xvid/avi/mpeg files (E.g. downloaded films, TV programs etc) or like DV video? If it's the first one you'll have no problems at all - USB hard drives are plenty fast enough for that sort of thing (by miles in fact). For editing DV then quicker (I.e. internal) = better , but I doubt you'll have any problems either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 All a external hard drive is (is exactly what it says on the tin) It is just a extension externally to you computer, you might have to file transfer across on some but most you can just click and play providing the file type is correct As for recomendation they all work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 EDIT: This one looks pretty cheap. http://www.digitalpromo.co.uk/freecom-clas...tail-p-754.htmlThere's not really much difference between different ones - they all do the same thing and they're all gonna be about the same speed (which is pretty irrelevant for most people anyway). Just choose one with the right amount of storage/price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 cheers tomm, yeah it's not really for DV files. I'm getting sick of downloading video's movies etc, let alone songs, and having to constantly delete older ones to fit them in, even though I don't really want to delete them. I've resorted to deleting my DV files because I know I have them on tape still, but it's making my balls ache!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Right..http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...=1&DOY=17m3I use that one at home for exactly what you described. Sooo..Spindle speed - 480 MB/sec 7200 RPMAim for something around that spec and you should be laughing.Ummmm.. or what tom said Edited March 17, 2008 by nichols_sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 The bit that will slow the transfer speed down is the connection to the computer, USB2 should be ok, but maybe look into connecting it with a firewire?I have never used USB2, my comp only has USB1 ports and they are as slow as shit, even for transfering a card full of video from my camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 ok thanks y'all.http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-34480Anyone have any objections to this??? This is the best price i can get, the web exclusive price, plus i can pick it up today so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 ok thanks y'all.http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-34480Anyone have any objections to this??? This is the best price i can get, the web exclusive price, plus i can pick it up today so...Go for it.Don't worry about USB/firewire. Firewire is marginally quicker for some things but slower in others so it's much of a muchness - but USB is much more useful since every computer in the world has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 ok thanks for the help guy's really appreciate it .I'll be picking it up in 1 hour...any more advice will be ignored as i'm already sorted and skint :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 does anybody else notice that they put things they don't even particularly want onto the HD...just cos they can.Lol, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 did you get that maxtor one?I've got one, the flashing light needs taping over, does your head in when it's dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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