I bought a Apricorn 500GB eSATA hard drive. It works, but picture is terrible there is pixelation, and "glitches". Especially bad when you record 2 shows at the same time. I finally packed it in a box and shipped back. I am in the Long Island area. I would like to hear from any body that has a success or failure with an expander. I am thinking of going to TIVO and don't know what lies a head with that. Thanks in advance. Bill