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Video Storage And Hard Drive Manufacturers

Posted by timothy on from the haitch-dee-tee-vee dept.

IrateSurf writes "A new column posted over at the Storage Supersite questions whether or not PVRs (Personal Video Recorders) are good for the hard drive industry. It's interesting, considering topics like whether the noise of a hard drive is worse than a VCR. The discussion is a response to an earlier column talking about the bad market for hard drive makers."

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  1. In a drum? by snitty · · Score: 1, Funny

    I recognize that drive manufacturers have made a real effort during the past year to reduce the noise of bearings and actuators. In spite of that, no matter how quiet the drive, it's still being placed in an acoustic-enhancing environment--an empty box, like a drum or guitar.

    I don't know about any of you, but I don't keep my PVR isn't in a guitar housing, although it may make a cool hack.

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  2. Heat! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heat is the enemy. If you sound proof your box, then the terrorists... err, heat has won.

  3. Re:tv in the bedroom by vincent99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    What other electronics placement decrees do you have for us, Feng Shui Hitler?

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  4. Maxtor modes... a correction... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 5, Funny
    Maxtor drives, from what I've heard, have three modes, quiet, performance and a blend of the two.

    Actually, it's quiet, performance, or RMA.