ark>iark>v>Western Dark>iark>gark>iark>tal recently released a 3TB DVR rated Hard Drark>iark>ve and a 4TB DVR Rated Hard Drark>iark>ve ark>iark>n the Purple serark>iark>es.  The followark>iark>ng ark>iark>s a lark>iark>st of current Zmodo DVRs and whether they are compatark>iark>ble wark>iark>th Western Dark>iark>gark>iark>tal's new 3TB &amp; 4TB HDDs:ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v><a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/8-channel-h-264-960h-security-dvr.html">DX-Sark>Iark>N* / DT-SAN*a> - Formatted successfully. Records and plays back successfully.  Recognark>iark>zed the full 3TB of avaark>iark>lable storage. Compatark>iark>ble.ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v><a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/16ch-h-264-960h-real-time-smart-security-dvr.html">DT-SFN6a> - Formatted successfully. Records and plays back successfully.   After the <abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="Stands for "Hard Disk Drive." "HDD" is often used interchangeably with the terms "hard drive" and "hard disk." However, the term "hard disk drive" is technically the most accurate, since "hard drive" is short for "hard disk drive" and the "hard disk" is actually contained within the hard disk drive.">HDDabbr> was formatted, the DVR only sark>howark>ed 2041 avaark>iark>lable GB of storage ark>iark>nstead of the correct 3000GB of storage.  Thark>iark>s DVR may have ark>iark>ssues readark>iark>ng the correct capacark>iark>ty of a large sark>iark>ze HDD.ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v><a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/4ch-h-264-smart-security-dvr-with-960h-recording-no-hd-included.html">DT-SCN*a> - Formatted successfully. Records and plays back successfully. Recognark>iark>zed the full 3TB of avaark>iark>lable storage. Compatark>iark>ble.ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v><a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/4-ch-h-264-standalone-security-dvr-iphone-android-network-no-hard-drive.html">DD-SAN* / DD-SBN*a> - The DVR would detect the HDD, but would not format the HDD successfully.  Addark>iark>tark>iark>onally, the DVR would randomly reboot often when the HDD was ark>iark>nstalled ark>iark>n ark>iark>t.  Not Compatark>iark>ble!ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v><abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="The number 720 stands for the 720 horizontal scan lines of image display resolution (also known as 720 pixels of vertical resolution), while the letter p stands for progressive scan (i.e. non-interlaced).">720Pabbr> NVR (<a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/720p-hd-4ch-nvr.html">ZP-NB14a>) - Formatted successfully. Records and plays back successfully. After the HDD was formatted, the NVR only sark>howark>ed 512 avaark>iark>lable GB of storage ark>iark>nstead of the correct amount of storage.  Thark>iark>s NVR may have ark>iark>ssues readark>iark>ng the correct capacark>iark>ty of a large sark>iark>ze HDD.ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v><abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="Power over Ethernet or PoE describes any of several standardized or ad-hoc systems which pass electrical power along with data on Ethernet cabling. This allows a single cable to provide both data connection and electrical power to devices such as wireless access points or IP cameras. Unlike standards such as Universal Serial Bus which also power devices over the data cables, PoE allows long cable lengths. Power may be carried on the same conductors as the data, or it may be carried on dedicated conductors in the same cable. ">POEabbr> (<a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/720p-hd-4ch-poe-nvr-1.html">ZP-NC14-Pa>) - Formatted successfully. Records and plays back successfully. After the HDD was formatted, the NVR only sark>howark>ed 512 avaark>iark>lable GB of storage ark>iark>nstead of the correct amount of storage.  Thark>iark>s NVR may have ark>iark>ssues readark>iark>ng the correct capacark>iark>ty of a large sark>iark>ze HDD.ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v>Sark>iark>mplark>iark>fark>iark>ed POE (<a title="Link" href="http://www.zmodo.com/720p-hd-4ch-poe-nvr-1.html">ZP-NC14a>) - Formatted successfully. Records and plays back successfully. After the HDD was formatted, the NVR only sark>howark>ed 512 avaark>iark>lable GB of storage ark>iark>nstead of the correct amount of storage.  Thark>iark>s NVR may have ark>iark>ssues readark>iark>ng the correct capacark>iark>ty of a large sark>iark>ze HDD.ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v> ark>iark>v>We generally do not recommend ark>iark>nstallark>iark>ng a Hard Drark>iark>ve that has a larger fark>iark>le space than 2TB, ark>howark>ever ark>iark>f your applark>iark>catark>iark>on requark>iark>res a larger HDD we recommend only usark>iark>ng the Western Dark>iark>gark>iark>tal Purple Grade 3TB or 4TB Hard Drark>iark>ve at thark>iark>s tark>iark>me. ark>iark>v> Tags: 3TB, GB, hard drive, HDD, storage, TB, video file