USB HDD

[donaldinasheep]

I have just bought the Sony Bravia XR 558A08 Oled TV. Can anyone tell me which USB hdd external memory is compatible with it so I can record tv programmes?

[Elodin]

Hey, you can find that info available in this article here, also you can find information about using a USB HDD device for recording in this link. I hope this helps.

[donaldinasheep]

Thanks for trying to help but I have no idea about external hard drives…I just want a recommendation for a particular hard drive that will allow me to record from my tv…help!

[Anonymous]

Stay away from regular USB sticks, and SSDs, just get a regular 1TB HDD and you should really be good to go, and if you're still struggling with that. Go to your local shop, and show them the articles shares by @Elodin and they should be able to help. 

[LightFoot]

Hi @donaldinasheep    I simply bought a cheap USB 3.0 enclosure on Amazon and put in an old 2 1/2 disk drive rescued from an old laptop (not SSD). Works perfectly. Total price £8.49.

[Mooly01]

The requirements are very lax and even old and ancient USB 2 drives work perfectly well although these are hard to find now. They also run cooler than more modern USB3 types. Another consideration is the length of lead. USB 2 types often had a 1 metre cable, current USB 3 types often have very short leads.   

On a practical level pretty much anything available today should be fine operationally. The drive records the data stream directly and as such is very very economical on space usage. A 500 GB offers more space than you will ever need.

As others have said, do not use memory stick type drives. Although these work OK if you choose a suitable USB3 hi speed device it has been my experience that are prone to fail in this type of usage after several months.

Obviously 'at your own risk' but I would think something like this would be fine:

Storite F32 2.5” Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive USB 2.0 with 500GB Memory Expansion HDD Bac...

The USB cable has a 'double plug'. That is for use on older laptops etc with limited USB power delivery. You leave the second plug 'free' and do not use it.