Again what selnor says... My entertainment system is hooked up constantly to at least 4 devices (consoles, cable box, htpc, etc) the heart of the set up is my external HDDs I don't know anyone with an extensive set up without one at least... You are my first encounter... To me and the other it is simplest, easiest, and fastest way to store multiple data source and format and to link them to the right device, unless they are capable to connect to a data server/local cloud/NAS... And even then it's way more complicated expensive and takes more room... Bit internal drives are the worst.. An external HDD takes about the room of 2 DVD boxes and a cable... I hardly see how that can be a big deal when you probably have like me a dozen cable running behind the closet...
then again to each their own, I'll take the small space and cable trade off with the massive advantage it has over internal HDD
