[mythtv-users] Best settings for transcoding HD content to save space?

Preston Crow pc-mythtv13 at crowcastle.net
Wed May 14 15:56:22 UTC 2014


On 05/14/2014 11:47 AM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Preston Crow
> <pc-mythtv13 at crowcastle.net> wrote:
>> The issue for me is that I can't just toss another drive in my system to
>> expand storage.  The case is full (only room for the system flash drive and
>> one hard drive).  If I want to expand, I have to replace my current (3TB)
>> drive, or set up a secondary file server.
> Or get a bigger case, or an external USB/eSATA disk.
Well, yes, but I'm still running a single combined FE/BE system that is 
quiet enough for our living room, so those options aren't going to work 
very well considering the aesthetics, noise, and space constraints.

Moving from 3TB with no data protection to 6TB or more with RAID, it's 
time to move the storage away from the front end.  I'll probably end out 
moving the back end and assorted other services I have running on the 
system with it.  I just have to figure out what the right solution is, 
considering cost, power, and features.  (And before we run out of space 
on the current system.)


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