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As auxiliary storage for your PC or notebook, the Silverscreen is less impressive than it is as a multimedia player. In our informal hard drive read/write tests, it took a laggardly 48 seconds to copy a 400MB folder of files to the drive and an even more sluggish 2 minutes, 14 seconds to copy a 1.9GB large file. These were the worst numbers we've seen out of USB 2.0 drives, which generally average around 60 to 80 seconds to copy the large file. However, playback performance to TV was smooth, even when playing cinematic-quality DVD rips.
The Silverscreen's mediocre quick-install guide tells you little to nothing about the adapters (mentioned above) included in the package. The user manual on CD is a heck of a lot more informative, but since the product can be used sans PC on the road, better hard copy is in order. LaCie covers the Silverscreen with a standard one-year warranty. Phone support is available; unfortunately, LaCie provides only a toll number, and the support desk is open only Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT. Online help for the Silverscreen is limited to an information request form and a couple of FAQs.
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