I am currently using an internal SATA2 HDD for live-tv timeshifting. This drive is also the primary OS drive with a small partition specifically for timeshifting. I am a little worried about wearing out this drive too early, especially since it has the main OS (win7) installed on it. I am imaging the drive fortnightly to a RAID 0 system attached to the HTPC via USB 3.0.
I have tried using a A-RAM USB 3.0 flash drive, formatted to NTFS, but I get stutter and freezing after about 15-30 mins depending on the timeshift buffer size I use. Another option may be to use an external USB 3.0 2.5" SATA drive. My motherboard does have eSATA, but it has a history of being unreliable. I am looking to use an external drive to reduce the heat being produced in HTPC case. A 2.5" drive would also not require external power, so it would sleep in sync with the PC.
Has anyone used an external 2.5" drive specifically for timeshifting?
I have tried using a A-RAM USB 3.0 flash drive, formatted to NTFS, but I get stutter and freezing after about 15-30 mins depending on the timeshift buffer size I use. Another option may be to use an external USB 3.0 2.5" SATA drive. My motherboard does have eSATA, but it has a history of being unreliable. I am looking to use an external drive to reduce the heat being produced in HTPC case. A 2.5" drive would also not require external power, so it would sleep in sync with the PC.
Has anyone used an external 2.5" drive specifically for timeshifting?