External Blue Ray Drive

[DuneHDBase]

Hello,

i thinking about buying an Dune HD Media Player, but don't now witch one. So I have a few questions to fix my decision.
Is it possible to connect an External Blue Ray Drive on the Base via USB or SATA and can I play normal BD from this drive? So I can it also use on my PC/MAC.
Or is it a better decision buy an Prime? Can I use the internal BlueRay Drive from the Prime on my PC/MAC or isn't it on the SMB Service from the player?

Thanks for your answers

Flo

PS: Sorry for the my english but I am from Germany. Hope I also get support from your Forum :D

[Rudik28]

Hello,

i thinking about buying an Dune HD Media Player, but don't now witch one. So I have a few questions to fix my decision.
Is it possible to connect an External Blue Ray Drive on the Base via USB or SATA and can I play normal BD from this drive? So I can it also use on my PC/MAC.
Or is it a better decision buy an Prime? Can I use the internal BlueRay Drive from the Prime on my PC/MAC or isn't it on the SMB Service from the player?

Thanks for your answers

Flo

PS: Sorry for the my english but I am from Germany. Hope I also get support from your Forum :D

Its for help where by in Germany: http://dune-hd.com/where_to_buy

Yes you better option buy Prime-external Blue Ray Drive on the Base will not support playback original Blu-ray disk-only disk you created.

[DuneHDBase]

Okay... thanks...

so can I put an internal diske in the prime later or must I buy the Media Center with a drive... I have read that after putting a disk on my selfe the externel SATA do not work any more is that rigth?

Thanks

PS: I know where I buy it.

[Rudik28]

Okay... thanks...

so can I put an internal diske in the prime later or must I buy the Media Center with a drive... I have read that after putting a disk on my selfe the externel SATA do not work any more is that rigth?

Thanks

PS: I know where I buy it.

You will have two options:

1.buy with internal disk

2.buy without internal disk

If you choose second option-you can,t install internal disk yourself without voiding warranty.

If i understood you right-external disk supported up to 2TB SATA or USB.

[DuneHDBase]

You will have two options:
1.buy with internal disk
2.buy without internal disk

Okay,... I thought as much!... But was not cleared...


If you choose second option-you can,t install internal disk yourself without voiding warranty.
I would first choose the second option because I have note the money to buy it with an internal disk... that is intresst in a half or hole year for me. And that with the warranty is a pity. But I will accept it in Future.


If i understood you right-external disk supported up to 2TB SATA or USB.
Okay... thanks for this information, but I mean if I put an internal disk in the player for my self. Lose I the external SATA or is there an other option, because I read that I must plug out the external SATA to connect die internal Disk.

Thanks a lot for all who help me...

[Rudik28]

Okay... thanks for this information, but I mean if I put an internal disk in the player for my self. Lose I the external SATA or is there an other option, because I read that I must plug out the external SATA to connect die internal Disk.

Thanks a lot for all who help me...

Yes you will lose external SATA-but you have 4 USB ports-and speed plenty .

[DuneHDBase]

Yes you will lose external SATA-but you have 4 USB ports-and speed plenty .
okay... and when I buy the Prime with internal Disk I also lose the external SATA or is both than available? That is what nobody can say me yet...

[MarkE19]

I believe that you can use a USB to SATA adapter for an internal HDD so that you don't loose the external eSATA port.

Mark.

[DVE]

I don't own a Dune, but to me it sounds terribly petty to void the warranty just because an owner (yes, who bought and owns the product) installs a HDD of his choice, when the unit supports it technically.
And what's this about "losing" an eSATA port if an internal SATA HDD is built in?
Ridiculous!
I thought companies are supposed to be customer-friendly, not bullying . . . . :-x

[Rudik28]

I don't own a Dune, but to me it sounds terribly petty to void the warranty just because an owner (yes, who bought and owns the product) installs a HDD of his choice, when the unit supports it technically.
And what's this about "losing" an eSATA port if an internal SATA HDD is built in?
Ridiculous!
I thought companies are supposed to be customer-friendly, not bullying . . . . :-x

Its not "Ridiculous"-because you have option-or you buy with internal drive-or not.
If you not install internal drive-you will have eSATA-its only you option.

[zooloo]

This is very surprising (I'm researching before I buy the HDI BD Prime / Base 3.0), and disappointing if true.

I would like to use both an internal drive as a local cache, and external eSATA drive from time to time.

I downloaded the manual for the Prime and it says, under the section for attaching an eSATA drive (pg 16), that depending on the drive, you may have to power off the unit before attaching the external drive, then power it on again after the external drive has been powered on.

[Rudik28]

This is very surprising (I'm researching before I buy the HDI BD Prime / Base 3.0), and disappointing if true.

I would like to use both an internal drive as a local cache, and external eSATA drive from time to time.

I downloaded the manual for the Prime and it says, under the section for attaching an eSATA drive (pg 16), that depending on the drive, you may have to power off the unit before attaching the external drive, then power it on again after the external drive has been powered on.

I,m sorry-and its a problem power off unit and power it on again after the external drive has been powered on-or its religion?

I use USB on my Dune base 3.0-and don,t use SATA-no complains,plenty speed.

[zooloo]

It may be easier if you look at page 16 of the full manual:

http://dune-hd.com/uploads/manuals/Dune_BD_Prime_30_full_eng.pdf

because it may explain it better than I can.

Now it doesn't address the claim that you can lose the eSATA if you have an internal drive. I'm hoping this is not true by suggesting that the above issue may be what is really going on.

[thibs]

I myself considered buying it with internal drive but the reader in itself was very expensive to me at the time. Moreover the shop in Blegium where I got it said they would allow a drive inside under warranty if I ask them nicely :)
In the mean time, I got a NAS and so I don't care the slightest about internal drive.

If there's a PC running most of the time or a NAS or a server at home, internal drive is really, really uninteresting.

[craigr]

You don't lose the eSata... It's just that the Dune only has two SATA ports. One SATA is used for the internal BD drive or for the swappable HD port through the front panel. The other SATA port either can connect to the eSATA or to another internal hard drive. There are two SATA ports in the Dune, no more no less. So when you use both they are used up.

After all SATA ports are used you still have both internal and external USB.

craigr

[fld9]

Default configurations:

Prime 3.0
Internal Sata port 1 - Internal BD drive
Internal Sata port 2 - eSata port
Internal 2.5" hard-disk is connected to internal USB port via Sata/USB converter

Base 3.0
Internal Sata port 1 - Internal 3.5" hard-disk
Internal Sata port 2 - eSata port

[jowi_kuro]

There is an option to keep the external SATA port and still add an internal harddisk. Inside there is a USB hub with free ports, just place a mini USB-to-SATA board together with the harddisk.

*edit* was allready shown above, did not know this was actually a factory option.

[DuneHDBase]

Hello,

yesterday my Dune Prime was delivered... All stuff for installing an internal Harddisk was in the package. An USB to SATA Converter, a cable for power of HD, screws and cable clips.

Also the reseller send me an eMail that I can put a disk in the Dune without loss the warranty, if there are no heavy mechanical "hints".

There are a few points of critic: the Blue-Ray drive is very loud and I hear it, when I watch an Blue-Ray and the film scene is "quiet". It is annoying. It will be so easy to create an menu point for select the BRDrive Speed and set the noise level for my self. Also I have found no place, where I can arrange the player, because it needs a lot of space around (10 cm in hight, left and right)... So I will send the player back.

But the quality of Video and Audio is fantastic (after I have update the firmware, because on the player was an very old beta firmware that have may bugs and was very slow, also the firmware with the player was delivered have artefacs in video and the original bit-stream produce an ticking sound).:!:

Today I have see Dune introduce an new player: The Dune HD Smart B1 (http://dune-hd.com/hd_players/current/134-dune-hd-smart-b1.html).

So I wait a bit and will order the little one. The reason here for is that I can better arrange the player in my "home cinema/ living room" and the new Dune HD Smart ME Extension Module (http://dune-hd.com/hd_players/current/139-dune-hd-smart-me-extension-module.html). Whit this module I hope the Dune can used as an Hard-Disk-Recorder... (so I have understand the description)...

That my field report of 2 Days Dune HD Prime 3.0...

If anyone interest in an field report of the Dune HD Smart B1 of me let it know me and I will write one here when I get the Player.

Flo

PS: The only two points what the new Smart B1 does not have is the 7.1 output (that I don't need) and that I can't install an internal Hard Disk... or have I overseen anything else?