I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will be
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite
hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be suitable?
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will be recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be suitable?
Kingston SSD = 34 quid. They have gone down in price a lot recently.
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-A400-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B079XC5PVV>
I don't think it is worth the effort of thinking too hard about.
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will be
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite
hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be suitable?
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will beThanks, both. The recommendation of an SSD was quite a surprise as I had assumed that an SSD wouldn't stand up either short term or long term to
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite
hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be
suitable?
the writes and reads that it would be exposed to when, possibly,
recording up to eight programmes and playing back another concurrently.
On 09/09/2023 20:13, Frank wrote:
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will beThanks, both. The recommendation of an SSD was quite a surprise as I
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite >>> hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be
suitable?
had assumed that an SSD wouldn't stand up either short term or long
term to the writes and reads that it would be exposed to when,
possibly, recording up to eight programmes and playing back another
concurrently.
someone else can probably answer this question....
Doesn't a SSD need TRIM support? A DVR running on spinning rust may not support TRIM?
Do DVR's do defragmenting? Defragging a SSD would shorten its life. An
SSD aware operating system will nto defrag a SSD.
Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:Thanks. I've bought Crucial in the past so I went for a 2TB BX500 (CT2000BX500SSD1).
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will be
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite >> > hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be
suitable?
Kingston SSD = 34 quid. They have gone down in price a lot recently.
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-A400-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B079XC5PVV>
I don't think it is worth the effort of thinking too hard about.
If this was CCTV I'd be concerned about write cycles, but in a DVR it's not going to be doing a whole lot of writing (unless you record live TV 24/7) so that sounds fine.
The Kingston A400 range is budget so I wouldn't expect any fancy
performance, but you don't need that in a DVR - the bit rate is not that high. Sounds like a good use for it.
Theo
On 9/9/23 20:42, SH wrote:
On 09/09/2023 20:13, Frank wrote:
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will beThanks, both. The recommendation of an SSD was quite a surprise as I
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked quite >>>> hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that might be >>>> suitable?
had assumed that an SSD wouldn't stand up either short term or long
term to the writes and reads that it would be exposed to when,
possibly, recording up to eight programmes and playing back another
concurrently.
someone else can probably answer this question....
Doesn't a SSD need TRIM support? A DVR running on spinning rust may not
support TRIM?
Do DVR's do defragmenting? Defragging a SSD would shorten its life. An
SSD aware operating system will nto defrag a SSD.
The Kingston SSD is cheap. I don't know how long it will last. The
quoted TBW is 300TB. There are, probably, greater than 100 Films per TB,
so 30,000 recordings.
Other things may affect it, may reduce that. Say by a factor of 10. Is
3,000 recordings enough, for about 30 quid?
Of course, any of this may be wrong. But that also applies to more
expensive kit. My experience is HDDs fail more than SSDs. HDDs fail due
to mechanical wear and tear. I have had SDDs become problematic, but I'm
not sure they all will. I'm not sure the Kingston will.
So give it a try, see what happens. Defragging would only reduce SSD
lifetime a little.
On 09/09/2023 21:32, Pancho wrote:
On 9/9/23 20:42, SH wrote:
On 09/09/2023 20:13, Frank wrote:
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will beThanks, both. The recommendation of an SSD was quite a surprise as I
recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked
quite
hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that
might be
suitable?
had assumed that an SSD wouldn't stand up either short term or long
term to the writes and reads that it would be exposed to when,
possibly, recording up to eight programmes and playing back another
concurrently.
someone else can probably answer this question....
Doesn't a SSD need TRIM support? A DVR running on spinning rust may
not support TRIM?
Do DVR's do defragmenting? Defragging a SSD would shorten its life.
An SSD aware operating system will nto defrag a SSD.
The Kingston SSD is cheap. I don't know how long it will last. The
quoted TBW is 300TB. There are, probably, greater than 100 Films per TB,
so 30,000 recordings.
Other things may affect it, may reduce that. Say by a factor of 10. Is
3,000 recordings enough, for about 30 quid?
Of course, any of this may be wrong. But that also applies to more
expensive kit. My experience is HDDs fail more than SSDs. HDDs fail due
to mechanical wear and tear. I have had SDDs become problematic, but I'm
not sure they all will. I'm not sure the Kingston will.
So give it a try, see what happens. Defragging would only reduce SSD
lifetime a little.
I've gone for a 2TB Crucial BX500 (CT2000BX500SSD1) so time will tell!
On 10/09/2023 11:05, Frank wrote:
On 09/09/2023 21:32, Pancho wrote:
On 9/9/23 20:42, SH wrote:
On 09/09/2023 20:13, Frank wrote:
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will be >>>>>> recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will be worked >>>>>> quiteThanks, both. The recommendation of an SSD was quite a surprise as I >>>>> had assumed that an SSD wouldn't stand up either short term or long
hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that
might be
suitable?
term to the writes and reads that it would be exposed to when,
possibly, recording up to eight programmes and playing back another
concurrently.
someone else can probably answer this question....
Doesn't a SSD need TRIM support? A DVR running on spinning rust may
not support TRIM?
Do DVR's do defragmenting? Defragging a SSD would shorten its life.
An SSD aware operating system will nto defrag a SSD.
The Kingston SSD is cheap. I don't know how long it will last. The
quoted TBW is 300TB. There are, probably, greater than 100 Films per TB, >>> so 30,000 recordings.
Other things may affect it, may reduce that. Say by a factor of 10. Is
3,000 recordings enough, for about 30 quid?
Of course, any of this may be wrong. But that also applies to more
expensive kit. My experience is HDDs fail more than SSDs. HDDs fail due
to mechanical wear and tear. I have had SDDs become problematic, but I'm >>> not sure they all will. I'm not sure the Kingston will.
So give it a try, see what happens. Defragging would only reduce SSD
lifetime a little.
I've gone for a 2TB Crucial BX500 (CT2000BX500SSD1) so time will tell!
Which recorder? Does it support 2 TB?
On 10/09/2023 15:45, GB wrote:
On 10/09/2023 11:05, Frank wrote:Vu+ Duo 4K SE. It supports 2TB.
On 09/09/2023 21:32, Pancho wrote:
On 9/9/23 20:42, SH wrote:
On 09/09/2023 20:13, Frank wrote:
On 08/09/2023 16:11, Frank wrote:
I need a 2.5" hard drive for a digital video recorder that will be >>>>>>> recording from a satellite receiver so, presumably, will beThanks, both. The recommendation of an SSD was quite a surprise as >>>>>> I had assumed that an SSD wouldn't stand up either short term or
worked quite
hard with several concurrent recordings being made.
Anyone any thoughts on the type (NAS? CCTV?) and/or model that
might be
suitable?
long term to the writes and reads that it would be exposed to
when, possibly, recording up to eight programmes and playing back
another concurrently.
someone else can probably answer this question....
Doesn't a SSD need TRIM support? A DVR running on spinning rust may
not support TRIM?
Do DVR's do defragmenting? Defragging a SSD would shorten its life.
An SSD aware operating system will nto defrag a SSD.
The Kingston SSD is cheap. I don't know how long it will last. The
quoted TBW is 300TB. There are, probably, greater than 100 Films per
TB,
so 30,000 recordings.
Other things may affect it, may reduce that. Say by a factor of 10. Is >>>> 3,000 recordings enough, for about 30 quid?
Of course, any of this may be wrong. But that also applies to more
expensive kit. My experience is HDDs fail more than SSDs. HDDs fail due >>>> to mechanical wear and tear. I have had SDDs become problematic, but
I'm
not sure they all will. I'm not sure the Kingston will.
So give it a try, see what happens. Defragging would only reduce SSD
lifetime a little.
I've gone for a 2TB Crucial BX500 (CT2000BX500SSD1) so time will tell!
Which recorder? Does it support 2 TB?
On 10/09/2023 19:25, Frank wrote:
On 10/09/2023 15:45, GB wrote:
Which recorder? Does it support 2 TB?Vu+ Duo 4K SE. It supports 2TB.
It looks like a pretty sophisticated bit of kit.
On 11/09/2023 14:56, GB wrote:
On 10/09/2023 19:25, Frank wrote:
On 10/09/2023 15:45, GB wrote:
Which recorder? Does it support 2 TB?Vu+ Duo 4K SE. It supports 2TB.
It looks like a pretty sophisticated bit of kit.
It is and I'm delighted with it. But... it offers weeks of fiddling!
On 13/09/2023 12:53, Frank wrote:
On 11/09/2023 14:56, GB wrote:
On 10/09/2023 19:25, Frank wrote:
On 10/09/2023 15:45, GB wrote:
Which recorder? Does it support 2 TB?Vu+ Duo 4K SE. It supports 2TB.
It looks like a pretty sophisticated bit of kit.
It is and I'm delighted with it. But... it offers weeks of fiddling!
I find that the chief drawback of these things is that it's possible to record far more programmes than we have time to watch. The disc then
gets clogged up, however big it is.
I've bought Crucial in the past so I went for a 2TB BX500
On 13/09/2023 12:53, Frank wrote:fiddling!
On 11/09/2023 14:56, GB wrote:
On 10/09/2023 19:25, Frank wrote:
On 10/09/2023 15:45, GB wrote:
Which recorder? Does it support 2 TB?Vu+ Duo 4K SE. It supports 2TB.
It looks like a pretty sophisticated bit of kit.
It is and I'm delighted with it. But... it offers weeks of
possible to
I find that the chief drawback of these things is that it's
record far more programmes than we have time to watch. The discthen
gets clogged up, however big it is.
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