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<blockquote data-quote="Marcusb" data-source="post: 166552" data-attributes="member: 11550">Just remember that CF degrades after a certain number of write cycles.It's such a high number that it won't affect much in normal use, but when timeshifting there is a *lot* of writing so your CF may not last long.&nbsp; Still probably around a year depending on your usage though.&nbsp; this is why RAM is a better option for this use (as well as speed).Seriously though, it's pretty easy to get virtually silent HDDs and has been for the last few years.&nbsp; The drive is only being used while watching TV so surely it's not that big a deal? As for wear and tear, as long as the drive is spinning then it's wearing out (very slightly).&nbsp; As a test, why not check your drive is set to spin down when idle then just use MP for anything but TV viewing and see if the drive does spin down.&nbsp; Usually with a PC as long as you are actually using it then the spin down time will never be reached.For power and heat considerations, just use a notebook hdd.&nbsp; You can get pretty quiet ones nowadays as well and they have dropped in price heaps over the past year or two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcusb, post: 166552, member: 11550"] Just remember that CF degrades after a certain number of write cycles. It's such a high number that it won't affect much in normal use, but when timeshifting there is a *lot* of writing so your CF may not last long. Still probably around a year depending on your usage though. this is why RAM is a better option for this use (as well as speed). Seriously though, it's pretty easy to get virtually silent HDDs and has been for the last few years. The drive is only being used while watching TV so surely it's not that big a deal? As for wear and tear, as long as the drive is spinning then it's wearing out (very slightly). As a test, why not check your drive is set to spin down when idle then just use MP for anything but TV viewing and see if the drive does spin down. Usually with a PC as long as you are actually using it then the spin down time will never be reached. For power and heat considerations, just use a notebook hdd. You can get pretty quiet ones nowadays as well and they have dropped in price heaps over the past year or two. [/QUOTE]

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