Formatting a HD to NTFS?

I am trying to format an external HD to NTFS format. I dont want it to be formatted to FAT for size limitations and dont want it to be limited to a Mac format as PCs wont be able to read the drive.
Can someone please help me?
Thanks

Tuxera NTFS for Mac, a third party solution, will let you read and write to NTFS. They have a 15 day trial and then you have to pay for it, but if you have to write to NTFS it's a very good option. I've been using it for about 4 months now with no problems at all. In fact, once you install it and set you options, it's totally transparent and you'll never even know it's there.

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