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<blockquote data-quote="Phaedra" data-source="post: 717315" data-attributes="member: 110603">Yes, I did change those, but I didn't quite respect the minimum size that was stated there, as I assumed that I was only using timeshifting on 1 channel, while the minimum free space required calculation is based on 3 files...I guess that this caused the write errors I got while timeshifting.Doesn't really matter, since I figured out that a RAM drive isn't a viable option for real timeshifting, where the buffer files can get rather big....Right.&nbsp; It is a Maxtor 7200 rpm drive.One things boggles me, however.When I look in resource monitor, I see sustained I/O at 700 KB/sec while doing HD streaming.My motherboard uses SATA-300 channels, 3 Gbits/sec, being roughly 384 KB/sec.&nbsp; Where did my math go wrong here ?I might take your hint and try to use my Maxtor drive for timeshifting tests.But in the end I will be buying a new drive for my definitive TV server, which will clearly be having at least a SATA-600 interface. I wonder if an SSD is better in this case, but from what I've read it has a lifecycle expressed in number of write cycles per cell...wouldn't this timeshifting high I/O wear this thing out fast ?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phaedra, post: 717315, member: 110603"] Yes, I did change those, but I didn't quite respect the minimum size that was stated there, as I assumed that I was only using timeshifting on 1 channel, while the minimum free space required calculation is based on 3 files... I guess that this caused the write errors I got while timeshifting. Doesn't really matter, since I figured out that a RAM drive isn't a viable option for real timeshifting, where the buffer files can get rather big.... Right. It is a Maxtor 7200 rpm drive. One things boggles me, however. When I look in resource monitor, I see sustained I/O at 700 KB/sec while doing HD streaming. My motherboard uses SATA-300 channels, 3 Gbits/sec, being roughly 384 KB/sec. Where did my math go wrong here ? I might take your hint and try to use my Maxtor drive for timeshifting tests. But in the end I will be buying a new drive for my definitive TV server, which will clearly be having at least a SATA-600 interface. I wonder if an SSD is better in this case, but from what I've read it has a lifecycle expressed in number of write cycles per cell...wouldn't this timeshifting high I/O wear this thing out fast ? [/QUOTE]

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