[Video] Galaxy Note 2 Connectivity demo. Get comfy, its looong!

I wonder what the largest USB powered hard drive that will work with USB OTG.

NZtechfreak said:

No, no specific cable, any USB OTG cable should work fine. Never ever heard of anyone bricking a device using a USB OTG cable - do you have links for these posts? I have to wonder what those people were doing if their phones bricked...

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There are a number of cables on Amazon, and peppered throughout are comments/reviews posted such as the ones in this link. I got concerned after reading some of these, and the fact that some other setups were changed specifically for the note (MHL etc.) I thought I'd better check.
http://www.amazon.com/JKase-Micro-A...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

NZtechfreak said:

250GB is the largest I've managed.The 500GB drive I formerly had died in a toddler-related fall from a bench, so I couldn't test that. Next smallest one I have up from the 250GB drive is a 1TB drive and that didn't work.

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Is there a certain voltage we need to pay attention to when selecting a portable hard drive to use with the Note 2?

I was looking at the Western Digital My Passport 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBBEP0010BBK-NESN), but now I'm uncertain whether it'll even work with the Note 2. If not this one, any recommendations on models you know for sure will work?

Thanks!

First of all, thanks for doing these videos! You are the only one who tells us about USB host on devices and its much appreciated! I watched your video before buying my Note 2, and I kind of hope and prayed about the 1TB thing.

I have been at it on and off for 2 days trying to get the Note 2 (stock 4.1.1 rom) to recognize any of my 1TB HDs. I've got a USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 to try. I've got 3 Y cables and 2 powered hubs. One is a 4 port and one is a 7 port. Nothing seems to work. I've tried formatting FAT32 and tried Paragon NTFS. I even did something dangerous, I tried plugging in one of my Y cables into a 2.1amp USB mains adapter. Thankfully it did no damage, unfortunately it didn't work either.

I was wondering if you have any ideas or tips I could try that I might not have done already. I have, till after Christmas, a SG3 (not mine) that the Y cable and 1TB USB2.0 HD works on with Paragon NTFS (USb 3.0 does not work). Its baffling me why the 1TB won't work on the Note 2. 500GBs work fine (as you demonstrated on your video) but the 1TB will not work and I feel like it should be.