DVR hard disk?

[Kremlar]

Looking for a new hard disk, and the capacity/interface I need is only in-stock as a "DVR" model. I realize these are geared towards use in a DVR/video recording & playback scenario, but are there any drawbacks in using it in a standard PC?

Thanks

 

[Kremlar]

Anyone?

 

[RebateMonger]

A quick Google search turned up several pages on this. Here's the first one:

"Almost since its inception, WeaKnees has been using high-end drives made specifically for DVRs. We are currently using Seagate's DB35 line - developed specifically for use in DVRs - in most of our TiVos and upgrade kits. This line of drives is currently used in many production DVRs.

Seagate's DB35 drives have never been available in retail stores, and can only be purchased through authorized resellers, such as WeaKnees.com.

Seagate DB35 drives have a few key differences from normal desktop drives that make them far superior to desktop drives for PVR usage:

Thermal Control: On board sensors monitor temperature and adjust haracteristics as necessary to keep the temperature optimal.

Durability: These drives run at 7200 RPM - more than fast enough for every PVR (providing about three times the necessary peak throughput) but not fast enough to wear out sooner.

Acoustic Management: DVR-specific drives are specially tuned to run as quietly as possible.

A/V Streaming: DVR-specific drives have been optimized and tuned to provide consistent data to the PVR processor. Standard desktop drives can hang while retrying drive reads - DB35 drives know to move ahead and provide more data to keep video smooth.

Error Recovery: Desktop drives retry on errors to make sure that your Excel spreadsheet is exactly right - it's imperative. But when watching video, if one block of data is bad, you may not even notice a dark spot on one frame for 1/30th of a second. So these drives are tuned to move past errors faster, putting the stream of data as top priority. Where desktop drives often cause stutters, these drives run smooth."