On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 08:18 -0800, VDR User wrote:
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Jörg Knitter joerg.knitter@gmx.de 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.