On 20/08/07, Dogsbody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > With all the recording, deleting, pause functionality today's PVRs have, > > and the large volume of data I'd imagine its shifting around, doesn't > > the hard disk get really fragmented? Does the software deal with this, > > or does it not bother because streaming the content off the disk even > > when its fragmented not a very intensive task? > > FWIW, TiVo uses a different and specifically designed filesystem that > has very large data blocks (compared to a home computer). This means > that programs are written across relatively few data blocks (a 30 min > program uses around 4 blocks) and fragmentation isn't really an issue as > it is with home machines.
Also, if you use Vista's Media Center it doesn't defrag blocks over 64MB. If you have a Vista drive you use exclusivly for TV, you can increase the NTFS block size when you format the drive. Dan > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
