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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 538789" data-attributes="member: 57999"><p>FWIW, I've been using a cheap (less than £5) 4GB flash stick for timeshifting for a year or so. At first I had slight occasional stuttering, then decided to try formatting the stick in NTFS instead of FAT. Since then it's worked perfectly, with both SD and HD DVB-S programmes. It's been discussed in a few other threads, and most people seem to say it won't, or shouldn't, work. It seems like I've just happened across a lucky combination of hardware. But for the price of a USB stick now you've got nothing to lose by trying it - so much cheaper than SSD or even extra RAM for a ramdisk.</p><p></p><p>As for wearing out - mine's been going for over a year and hasn't died yet. Probably gets used a couple of hours a day.</p><p></p><p>Rob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 538789, member: 57999"] FWIW, I've been using a cheap (less than £5) 4GB flash stick for timeshifting for a year or so. At first I had slight occasional stuttering, then decided to try formatting the stick in NTFS instead of FAT. Since then it's worked perfectly, with both SD and HD DVB-S programmes. It's been discussed in a few other threads, and most people seem to say it won't, or shouldn't, work. It seems like I've just happened across a lucky combination of hardware. But for the price of a USB stick now you've got nothing to lose by trying it - so much cheaper than SSD or even extra RAM for a ramdisk. As for wearing out - mine's been going for over a year and hasn't died yet. Probably gets used a couple of hours a day. Rob [/QUOTE]
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