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@xxxxxx> 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 liketmpfs? Then there would be no special handling required from VDR sincethe 'livebuffer' file is part of the directory tree like any other file. Cheers,Gavin. _______________________________________________vdr mailing listvdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
