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Who needs to buy a brand new TiVo HD XL to get 1TB of recording capacity? After adding the Western Digital eSATA 1TB MyDVR Expander to my Series3 my recording capacity jumped from 32 HD hours (303 SD hours) to 179 HD hours (or 1,561 SD hours) … 1.3 terrabytes!

Just like the 500gb Expander attached my TiVo HD, installation was a snap: power down the TiVo, connect the external drive to the eSATA port, boot the TiVo back up, and then enable the Expander through the menu.

I’ve updated my Season Passes to keep more episodes of my shows now that I have the extra room. Except for Suggestions (and auto-record WishLists), everything recorded on the box should be in high definition. While I was messing with the wiring in the media cabinet, I also connected the S3 to my receiver via optical so I can get Dolby Digital 5.1 sound (I’m not sure why I hadn’t done that before).