I just formated my 500 gig usb external hard drive last night in FAT32 and waiting for my ulta receiver.Maybe someone can explain somthing that i found out today.I formatted in FAT because thats what AZbox requires!Today i found out that the max file that can be read or write from a FAT formated drive is 4 gig.I know that 1080p requires alot of memory and a movie broadcasting in 1080p can be over 10 gig.How does the AZbox record and playback a 1080p movie if the max allowed of memery read or write is 4 gig on a FAT formatted drive??.
I won't record Ultra HD, so no worries there.
The 4 gig max is just file size, when recording it will make multiple files, and will playback as a single file.
StanleyJohn,
Don't fret over this "finding" of yours. It is immaterial as Lak7 has stated.
Simply place a DVD in your DVD drive and use "EXPLORE" to view the individual files. Notice that there isn't just one file in the VIDEO_TS folder, there are several.
The difference between FAT32 and EXT2 or EXT3 is how many "divisions" or individual files are going to be required.
There might be anything like 3 1/2 individual files for the same recording on one system, and 5 1/4 files on another. It means nothing regarding playback. It is all a matter of how the files are stored and in how big of a box they are stored in.
One system isn't as efficient for packing as much info into one box as the other, otherwise, no real difference.
Put it this way, if you were moving from one house to another, and you had to pack all your stuff in boxes to make the move. Does it really matter if you used 125 medium sized boxes or 147 slightly smaller boxes? As long as all your stuff was there and you could unpack it just the same, what is the difference? They all fit into the same U-Haul truck.
The only difference that I could imagine, is that if you desired to remove the HDD and connect it directly to your PC, using FAT32 would allow you to communicate directly (since they may not be LINUX based OS's). Otherwise, you might require a translater between your PC and the HDD if you used ext2 or ext3 to format your HDD.
You can format your HDD in either manner, it really does not matter overall. But, for most people, FAT32 is probably the better way to go, as the AZBox's LINUX system can identify with [FAT32] easily enough and your PC will, too. Your PC may not like the LINUX [ext2 or ext3] format quite as well and you may need a translater program.
RADAR
