[mythtv-users] OT: Just for fun - place your bets - 4XHD HDHR recording

Dave Richardson mythtv at derdev.com
Tue Jan 5 13:44:17 UTC 2010


>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Dave Richardson <mythtv[at]derdev.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Since the list's tone has been a little cranky lately, I thought I'd
>> have
>>
>> > fun with my system tonight.
>> >
>> > In one hour from now, I'm going to simultaneously capture 4 HD QAM
>> streams
>> > using two 2-tuner HDHomeruns to a single backend. �(ABC, NBC, CBS,
>> FOX -
>> > one hour segments)
>> >
>> > Place your bets, will I ...
>> >
>> > 1) Crash the backend ugly (I took a database backup)
>> > 2) Get Mangled recordings (1 or more, sync issues, whatever)
>> > 3) Perfection - all recordings are ok.
>> >
>>
>> I have a similar setup (but I also have a HDPVR). I had to have to
>> distribute the IO better in order to handle it. I have 3 mounted TB
>> drives
>> (7200RPM) that I use  for recordings only.
>> My Backend also has a Q6600 with 2GB of RAM. It could handle 4 HD
>> Homerun
>> recodings plus the HDPVR, but any recording playback off my backend
>> would
>> cause #2 to happen (This is purely an IO issue).
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> --
>> --Dave
>>
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> 11 hours ago and no update?  Must have crashed his system so he can't send
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LOL, everything was fine.  I thought the test would be all dramatic...
ho-hum instead.





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