Ran out of disk space - 1TB drive

I've run out of disk space for back up with my 1 TB drive I use for TM. The key reason is because of the HD files I am using for my home movies not to mention the media I have been buying off of iTunes.
I have an unused 500GB drive. Can I somehow create a "RAID" drive that can "combine" my 1TB drive and my 500GB drive into 1 drive that TM can use? I know RAID drives can be created using Disk Utility, but I am not sure if this is really the purpose of a RAID drive.
Any insights?
Tony

no.
Although it is possible to create a raid using 2 drives of different sizes, the size of the raid will be slightly smaller than 2x the size of the smallest drive..and you will lose the 'extra' space on the larger drive.
Raids are also better suited for internal drive configurations - that way, you can't accidentally break your RAID by (accidental or intentionally) disconnecting a drive. If you break your raid, you have lost all your data.
Hazard of a 2 drive raid is data loss. Unless you are using 3 drives, data integrity is compromised. (raid with error recovery requires a 3rd drive)

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