[mythtv-users] optimum for HDRingBufferSize?

[Udo van den Heuvel]

Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Udo van den Heuvel <udovdh at xs4all.nl
> <mailto:udovdh at xs4all.nl>> wrote:
>     I am streaming 3 lowish bitrate DVB-T channels to SATA disk on a VIA
>     Epia EN12000. What is the optimum value for HDRingBufferSize to use just
>     enough RAM to smoothly stream stuff and avoid hiccups, harddisk
>     thrashing, etc?
>     18800?
>  
> The default?  I've never had to change it and I'm using two AverMedia
> A180 HD cards with 2 simultaneous recordings each.

Then why would it be configurable?
Is my machine as fast as yours w.r.t. CPU and/or disk?

I am just looking for some way to verify if my setting is OK or a way to
calculate or find out the best setting that causes the least chance of
problems.