> Dunno about eSATA jbods, but eSATA host ports have > appeared on at least two HDTV-capable DVRs for storage > expansion (looks like one model of the Scientific Atlanta > cable box DVR's as well as on the shipping-any-day-now > Tivo Series 3). > > It's strange that they didn't go with firewire since it's > already widely used for digital video.
Cost? If you use eSata it's pretty much just a physical connector onto the board, whereas I guess firewire needs a 1394 interface (couple of dollars?) plus a royalty to all the patent holders. It's probably not much, but I can't see how there can be *any* margin in consumer electronics these days... Steve. _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
