On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 08:18 -0800, VDR User wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Jörg Knitter <[email protected]> wrote: > > What about using RAM oder some kind of flash media? > > > > I would really appreciate such a function - as long I can choose where I > > want the buffer to be written... I also would prefer not to have a HD > > recording 24/7... > > Since flash media has a limited amount of writes, I wouldn't recommend > using that as a place to do massive recording. > > I think at the very least the user should have the option to turn > constant hdd recording on/off. I think it's ridiculous MythTV doesn't > allow the user to decide if he wants it and just forces it. Not only > does it create a lot more wear on your hdd, it also keeps your power > usage high and thus your electric bill bigger each month. All that > just so I can rewind live tv any time? Umm, no thanks. There's > nothing that important on tv that I can't find on the net or see again > later when it repeats. ;)
My 2c... RAM is cheap - just add some RAM and use a memory-based filesystem like tmpfs? Then there would be no special handling required from VDR since the 'livebuffer' file is part of the directory tree like any other file. Cheers, Gavin. _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
