Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Rene linu...@hertell.com wrote: Also a nice thing to have is a way of watching the saved livebuffer-files. Now it get´s saved into /video/LiveBuffer, and vdr does not see this. Maybe it could be saved into a subdirectory like /video/LiveBuffer/2100-01-01.00.01.50.99.rec, then vdr would always have it as the last recording available in the recordings-list... You really want to record non-stop 24/7 to your harddrive like MythTV does? ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer
VDR User wrote: On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Rene linu...@hertell.com wrote: Also a nice thing to have is a way of watching the saved livebuffer-files. Now it get´s saved into /video/LiveBuffer, and vdr does not see this. Maybe it could be saved into a subdirectory like /video/LiveBuffer/2100-01-01.00.01.50.99.rec, then vdr would always have it as the last recording available in the recordings-list... You really want to record non-stop 24/7 to your harddrive like MythTV does? Not really. Maybe it could be with somekind on/off feature, cause it wears out the hdd when constantly recording. There could be a timeout-feature that if the remote is not touched for eg 2h, the LiveBuffer would be disabled.. René ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer
VDR User wrote: On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Rene linu...@hertell.com wrote: Also a nice thing to have is a way of watching the saved livebuffer-files. Now it get´s saved into /video/LiveBuffer, and vdr does not see this. Maybe it could be saved into a subdirectory like /video/LiveBuffer/2100-01-01.00.01.50.99.rec, then vdr would always have it as the last recording available in the recordings-list... You really want to record non-stop 24/7 to your harddrive like MythTV does? 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... With kind regards Joerg ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 Rene Hertell linu...@hertell.com wrote: Tony Houghton wrote: On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 But I wonder, does writing to the HD really shorten its life significantly compared to constant spinning or frequently being spun up and down? Yes, i guess it does, cause it writes to the hdd:s surface constantly in large amounts... But there's no physical contact, the surface just has its magnetic polarity changed (or something like that). Is there a limit to how many times it can survive those changes? Or perhaps the head moving mechanism can wear out? -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 19:15 +, Tony Houghton wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 Rene Hertell linu...@hertell.com wrote: Tony Houghton wrote: On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 But I wonder, does writing to the HD really shorten its life significantly compared to constant spinning or frequently being spun up and down? Yes, i guess it does, cause it writes to the hdd:s surface constantly in large amounts... But there's no physical contact, the surface just has its magnetic polarity changed (or something like that). Is there a limit to how many times it can survive those changes? Or perhaps the head moving mechanism can wear out? I thought the driving force for having HDs power down was to reduce power, noise and heat? Disk and RAM are both cheap. Take a backup to a giant slow USB disk once a month, etc. :) Cheers, Gavin. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:32:02 + Gavin Hamill g...@acentral.co.uk wrote: On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 19:15 +, Tony Houghton wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 Rene Hertell linu...@hertell.com wrote: Tony Houghton wrote: On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 But I wonder, does writing to the HD really shorten its life significantly compared to constant spinning or frequently being spun up and down? Yes, i guess it does, cause it writes to the hdd:s surface constantly in large amounts... But there's no physical contact, the surface just has its magnetic polarity changed (or something like that). Is there a limit to how many times it can survive those changes? Or perhaps the head moving mechanism can wear out? I thought the driving force for having HDs power down was to reduce power, noise and heat? Yes, avoiding disc access to keep it spun down is a good idea, but it's difficult to keep one spun down in Linux because of logging activity etc. Even if you manage to solve that problem I think the drive would still need to be used often enough to make it a good idea only if it's something like a laptop drive, designed to be spun up and down more frequently than a desktop one. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
