external media player hard drive ???

big_d_4 · 29 November 2006 at 1:52AM

ok so i had a toshiba external usb hard drive that stoppped working for whatever reason, am in the process of getting all the data off it.

seeing as i use it mainly for music video and photos and i need a new one, would i be better getting a media player hard drive that can also hook up to a tv as well as act as a standard external drive??

does anyone have one of these and is it easy enough to use??

a quick search brought up this one.....

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=99078&TabID=1&source=1&doy=29m11

anyone found a cheaper/better one??

cheers in advance

Woby_Tide · 29 November 2006 at 10:02AM

i'm using a Sumvision Aqua from svp.co.uk Similar setup as the Maplin one but it comes without a hard drive, I just bought a seperate one in the size I wanted, I also have some others lying around so I can swap them in and out if I want to, but normally just leave it with a 250GB drive in . i use it for our little boy so he doesn't need to use a DVD player, has his programmes and DVD's preloaded on it so no need for him to fumble around with discs

big_d_4 · 29 November 2006 at 1:03PM

cheers for the reply,

have found a few different one's can anyone tell me which is the better one between the first one i posted and this one??

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=5474&category_id=280

not really sure about all the differences!

cheers

Dave

tryptase · 29 November 2006 at 1:23PM

Buy one of these:-

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product_id=10785&session=c2cd380ca7ad5352916e831ef5282c47#reviews

and stick your own hard disk in it. Works out much cheaper.

jampton · 29 November 2006 at 3:14PM

The item at CCL has a network port and can be used with or without a hard drive or as NAS (network attached storage)

The item at big pockets is only £37.99 at http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1627

big_d_4 · 29 November 2006 at 3:23PM

thanks for the replies guys much appreciated.

am still unsure as to which to go for,

i think i would prefer one with a hard drive built in, so out of the two i posted which is the best one??

or is it just 6 and 2x3's!

jampton · 29 November 2006 at 3:48PM

My preference would be for the second one as freecom are a fairly well known name and they provide updates to the machine from their website also I would use the network functions.

You may save a few pounds by buying the freecom one without a hard drive and installing your own drive - if look at the manual on the freecom site it seems straightforward enough

Can I just say I will be holding you personally responsible if I get divorced as I am going to buy one of the freecom units - the purchase being prompted by your original post !

big_d_4 · 29 November 2006 at 4:11PM

lol at the divorce issue!

you can just watch all the together, thats what i'll be telling the girlfriend anyways.

cheers for your input, i'll be off purchasing the freecom one now.

Alltheloginsaretakenappar · 29 November 2006 at 11:40PM

I've got the Freecom one. It's excellent, best gadget I own (and I've got quite a few gadgets!). Putting in your own hdd is very, very easy
It's quite cheap on pixmania but svp have excellent after-sale support. Remember to check quidco before you decide where to buy it from

Bigpockets · 2 December 2006 at 9:42AM

Freecom Media players are excellent quality.

We have sold 100's and to my knowledge never had one back.

Hope that helps.

Simon

calvincamel · 20 December 2008 at 5:30PM

Old thread, I know, but would it be possible that people word their links, ie. say, the Freecom Model ABC123 500GB is at Bazongoes for £100, Link: blah blah. I'm looking for an external Hard Drive/Media Player and I've got no idea what the links above were for, as they're all dead now.
I'll keep searching for more recent info.
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